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193373P.pdf 12/04/2020 Eugene Scalia v. Red Lake Nation Fisheries, Inc
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 19-3373
Petition for Review of an Order of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commi
[PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Indian law. OSHA issued citations to the Tribe's fishery
business after two members of the Red Lake Tribe who were working for the
fishery drowned on the reservation in Lower Red Lake,;the OSHA Review
Commission dismissed the citations and the fine imposed and the Secretary
of the Interior appeals; the Commission did not err in determining that
OSHA was inapplicable to the Tribe because enforcement of the Act would
dilute the principles of tribal sovereignty and self-government recognized
in the applicable treaty which gave the Tribe fishing rights in the
reservation; even if OSHA applied to Indian activities in other
circumstances, OSHA would not apply to an enterprise owned by and
consisting solely of Red Lake Tribe members, as the Tribe is perhaps the
most insular and independent sovereign tribe.