District Court, District of Columbia September 9, 2016, Civil Action No. 2016-1534 (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. Civil Action No. 16-1534 (JEB)

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, et

al.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

“Since the founding of this nation, the United States’ relationship with the Indian tribes

has been contentious and tragic.