Filed Date: May 22, 2025
Clearinghouse coding in progress
[This summary is temporary while we research the case]. This case, brought by several Native American Tribes, seeks monetary damages from the federal government in response to the "irreparable injuries" caused by the federal government's historical use of Native American boarding schools, where Native children were separated from their families and culture, subjected to abuse, and forced to assimilate.
Summary Authors
Madilynn O'Hara (1/18/2026)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70343525/parties/wichita-and-affiliated-tribes-v-burgum/
Bendesky, Larry (Pennsylvania)
Cunniff, Martin (Pennsylvania)
Fields, Richard (Pennsylvania)
Gay, Faith E. (Pennsylvania)
Goodman, Jeffrey P. (Pennsylvania)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70343525/wichita-and-affiliated-tribes-v-burgum/
Last updated June 5, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Public Benefits/Government Services
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 22, 2025
Case Details
Other Dockets:
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1:25-00909
Case Summary of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes v. Burgum, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47709/ (last updated 1/18/2026).