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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2001

The General Accounting Office has released the final version of an investigation into the federal recognition process.

The report documents a number of problems affecting the evaluation of tribal petitions. It is available for downloading as an Acrobat PDF file.

Get the Report:
Indian Issues: Improvements Needed in Tribal Recognition Process (GAO-02-49, November 2)

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

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