Attorney Fees Indian Rights

Attorney Fee funds are for legal fees (not expenses) of private legal counsel to be retained by the tribes to represent litigation, negotiations, or administrative proceedings that involve the protection of tribal trust resources or tribal rights. These funds are used to provide assistance to tribes to obtain legal representation in situations where the United States cannot represent them as authorized in 25 U.S.C. 175. The funds are distributed in accordance with regulations governing the expenditure of appropriated funds for the fees of private attorneys representing tribes, and the eligibility requirements are found in 25 U.S.C. 89. Approved funding for this program has been set at a rate not to exceed $200.00 per hour.