Sacred Ground Defense

Your tribe's ancestral burial grounds are being targeted for federal development under an obscure mineral rights clause. As the tribal council's legal representative, you have 30 minutes to defend against a ruthless Bureau of Indian Affairs examiner who's already approved similar land grabs. Your elders are watching, and centuries of heritage hang in the balance.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Tribal Legal Representative

Conversation Partner

Senior Examiner Margaret Whitfield

Setting

Stark federal hearing room with harsh fluorescent lighting, thick case files scattered across a metal desk, and a large map of the disputed territory mounted behind the examiner

Location

Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Office, Denver Federal Center

Learning Objectives

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Successfully cite relevant legal precedents protecting tribal burial grounds

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Expose the procedural violation in the mineral survey process

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Maintain professional composure while defending against hostile questioning

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Let's make this quick - I have twelve similar cases today. Your tribe's objection to Permit 47-B appears to lack substantive legal merit under Section 185 of the Mineral Leasing Act. Do you have any actual documentation, or is this another emotional appeal?”

This is how Senior Examiner Margaret Whitfield's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#96

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