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Federal Case #Case No.: 2:25-cv-02643 TLN-CKD, Yielding v. United States of America

 

Rightful Heirs of the 1935 Shingle Springs Rancheria Governing Body File Federal Court Action Demanding Correction of Lineage Record and the Federal Register

 

Placerville, California — Plaintiffs identifying themselves as lineal descendants and Real Parties in Interest to the 1935 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) resident governing body associated with the California Indian Land Trust in El Dorado County have filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
 
The case, Yielding et al. v. United States, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-02643 TLN-CKD, seeks judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 704, 706(1), 706(2)(A)). The Plaintiffs allege that federal administrative actions have resulted in a lineage misidentification associated with the historic Shingle Springs Rancheria and the 1935 IRA governing body.
 
The Plaintiffs assert that federal administrative records diverge from documented IRA-era governing body records and trust land history associated with the 1935 electorate. The lawsuit seeks a judicial audit of the federal administrative record and an order compelling performance of nondiscretionary statutory duties under the Indian Reorganization Act and the Snyder Act.
According to the complaint, the action calls for:
 
  • Judicial review of federal agency determinations affecting Shingle Springs Rancheria lineage identification;
  • Correction of federal records to reflect documented IRA governing body continuity;
  • Enforcement of statutory duties owed under federal Indian law;
  • Emergency relief where appropriate to prevent continued administrative harm according to the Synder Act.
     
“Our history in El Dorado County was documented by the Federal Government for every decade since the 1851 Treaty of Cosumnes River,” said lineal descendant Wesly Yielding. “Our great-great-grandfather, Charles R. Padilla, was the public leader who worked to hold the Federal Government accountable to the promises made us as California Indians. His efforts lead to the 1928 California Indian Jurisdiction Act and to our ultimate participation in the Indian Reorganization Act of 1935 as the Resident Indians of the Shingle Springs Rancheria representing over 30 off reservation families living in the surrounding towns of El Dorado County.”
 
“Our federal records confirm our governance over the Shingle Springs Rancheria,” Yielding continued. “When the federal government exercises authority over tribal governance and trust lands, it must do so consistent with statutory mandates and documented continuity of Government to Government relationship. Our documents show we had that government to government relationship since 1851 in El Dorado County and no other group from outside the county ever has. We are entitled to justice.”
 
The lawsuit names the United States of America, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Secretary of the Interior in his official capacity.
 
The matter is now pending before the Eastern District of California.
 
Those wishing to learn more or contribute in support of preserving the public interest and correcting the federal record may review the case filings at www.RealMiwokTribe.com
 

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