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June 10, 2011: Water Wheel Camp v. CRIT

A tribal court system exercised jurisdiction over a non- Indian (Water Wheel Camp) a closely held corporation and its non-Indian owner (Bob Johnson) in an unlawful detainer action for breach of a lease of tribal lands and trespass. It entered judgment in favor of the tribe. It should be strongly noted that the question over the ownership of the land was NOT permitted to be asked - this judgement does not decide the western boundary of the CRIT Reservation, only CRIT's tribal court jurisidiction over Mr. Johnson due to a lease.

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