About the WELSA Hearings Division

The WELSA Hearings Division serves as the Department's administrative trial court for cases involving the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act (WELSA). Through proceedings conducted by an administrative judge, the Division determines the heirs of persons who died entitled to receive compensation under the WELSA.

The Division is headed by an administrative judge and is located in OHA's Twin Cities office. Its decisions may be appealed to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals.

Contact Information

WELSA Hearings Division
Office of Hearings and Appeals
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building
1 Federal Drive, Suite 3600A
St. Paul, MN 55111-4040

612-725-1858 (voice)
612-725-1856 (facsimile)

Personnel

Thomas K. Pfister, Administrative Judge
Pamela L. Meinen, Paralegal Specialist
Elizabeth E. Roberts, Legal Assistant

Resources

Procedural Regulations for Cases before the WELSA Hearings Division