---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 1000.2305"
title: "25"
number: "1000.2305"
heading: "How must disputes be handled?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/1000.2305"
---

# §1000.2305. How must disputes be handled?

- (a) The Department encourages its bureaus to seek all means of dispute resolution before the Tribe/Consortium files a formal appeal(s).
- (b) Disputes shall be addressed through government-to-government discourse. This discourse must be respectful of government-to-government relationships and relevant Federal-Tribal agreements, treaties, judicial decisions, and policies pertaining to Indian Tribes, including, but not limited to, such applicable principles described in subpart I.
- (c) All disputes arising under this rule, including, but not limited to, disputes related to decisions described in [§ 1000.2345](/cfr/25/1000.2345.md), may use non-binding informal alternative dispute resolution, such as an informal conference or assistance of the Department's Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR), at the option of the Tribe/Consortium. The Tribe/Consortium may ask for this alternative dispute resolution any time before the issuance of an initial decision of a formal appeal. The appeals timetable will be suspended while alternative dispute resolution is pending.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 5373

### Source

Source: 89 FR 100245, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.