Paiute and Shoshone Elderly and Disabled Remain Evicted from their Homes by the Disputed Tribal Council
Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals of Nevada Denies Request For Stay
Sandra Freeman, Staff Attorney
Nevada Protector Legal Services
Alexandra Rawlings, Directing Attorney, Indian Law Project and Farmworker Project
arawlings@nevadalegalservices.org
December 29, 2022
WINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY, Paiute and Shoshone lands, Nevada, U.S.A — After the Winnemucca Tribal Court summarily evicted the Elders and other Residents without a trial and banished several others on December 2, 2022, the Intertribal Court of Appeals of Nevada (ITCAN) heard oral arguments from attorneys from Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC) and Nevada Legal Services (NLS) requesting to stay the eviction and banishment orders entered at summary judgment by the tribal court, and set the matter for a hearing on December 15, 2022.
Alexandra Rawlings, Directing Attorney, Indian Law Project and Farmworker Project
arawlings@nevadalegalservices.org
December 29, 2022
WINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY, Paiute and Shoshone lands, Nevada, U.S.A — After the Winnemucca Tribal Court summarily evicted the Elders and other Residents without a trial and banished several others on December 2, 2022, the Intertribal Court of Appeals of Nevada (ITCAN) heard oral arguments from attorneys from Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC) and Nevada Legal Services (NLS) requesting to stay the eviction and banishment orders entered at summary judgment by the tribal court, and set the matter for a hearing on December 15, 2022.