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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001

The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe's federal recognition lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs is scheduled to go to trial on November 14 in federal court in Connecticut.

The state recognized tribe alleges the BIA has failed to make a final determination on its bid for federal acknowledgment in a timely manner. The BIA has thrice denied the tribe recognition but in 1999 agreed to reevaluate the tribe's petition under a more expansive and difficult set of criteria.

Get the Story:
Oral arguments in Paugussett suit set for Nov. 14 (The Norwich Bulletin 9/23)

Relevant Links:
Branch of Acknowledgment and Research - http://www.doi.gov/bia/ack_res.html

Related Stories:
Letter: Apologize to Paugussett Tribe (8/29)
On the recognition radar (8/3)
BIA has small goal for big problem (5/22)
Draft study cites problems with casino (4/24)
Tribe sues BIA for recognition (4/4)
Federal recognition update (2/26)

Related Decisions:
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, In re Federal Acknowledgment of the - www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/34ibia/34ibia018.PDF (34 IBIA 18 6/99)
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, In re Federal Acknowledgment of the - www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/34ibia/34ibia055.PDF (34 IBIA 15 7/99)
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, In re Federal Acknowledgment of the - www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/33ibia/33ibia004.PDF (33 IBIA 4 9/98)
www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/32ibia/32ibia216.PDF (32 IBIA 216 6/98)

Blasts from the Past - Indianz.Com Recognition Classics:
Recognition findings a departure (8/16)
Decisions put Gover in the middle (08/16)
Gover wants BIA out of nastiness (05/25)
Town: Gover a 'mockery' (5/25)