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Home > Politics > Federal Recognition Latest Stories Secretary Jewell mum on Little Shell Tribe recognition bid (05/16) Interior Secretary Sally Jewell declined to comment about federal recognition for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana at a hearing on Wednesday. During the Clinton administration,... Column: Virginia tribal leaders aren't offended by 'Redskins' (05/15) Columnist says leaders of Virginia tribes who are fighting for federal recognition aren't offended by the Washington Redskins: What matters is how American Indians feel about an NFL team using... John Norwood: Cultural groups rushing to claim tribal status (05/08) The following is the opinion of the Rev. John Norwood, the Secretary-General of the Alliance of Colonial Era Tribes. The Alliance of Colonial Era Tribes (ACET) has passed a guiding... BIA is late to publish annual list of federally recognized tribes (05/06) The Bureau of Indian Affairs published its annual list of federally recognized tribes in the Federal Register today but once again it was late. The Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List... Opinion: Recognizing Native Hawaiians without act of Congress (05/02) Writer wonders whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs can recognize a Native Hawaiian governing entity without an act of Congress: A newly published report from the Office of Inspector General... Editorial: Lumbee Tribe persistent in federal recognition quest (05/02) Will this be the year that the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina gains federal recognition? Getting full federal recognition for the Lumbee tribe is an exercise in frustration, and a... DOI backs Larry Echo Hawk's decision to recognize Tejon Tribe (05/02) The Interior Department is standing by a decision to place the Tejon Tribe of California back on the list of federally recognized entities. Citing a past mistake, former Assistant Secretary... OIG report slams Larry Echo Hawk for handling of Tejon case (05/01) Former Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk put the Tejon Tribe of California back on the list of federally recognized entities without following any sort of "discernible process", the Office of... Inspector General Reports: Larry Echo Hawk, Jeanette Hanna (04/30) The Office of Inspector General at the Interior Department today released its investigation into a decision by former Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk to place the Tejon Tribe of California... Bill introduced to extend federal recognition to Lumbee Tribe (04/29) Two members of Congress introduced a bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. During the height of the termination era in the 1950s, Congress passed... Editorial: Judge made right call on Eastern Pequot recognition (04/15) Newspaper says federal recognition for Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation would have hurt local communities in Connecticut: A federal judge recently dismissed a lawsuit by the Eastern Pequot Tribe that sought... Public Radio: North Carolina Tuscaroras reclaim their identity (04/15) Public Radio East reports on efforts by the Tuscarora Nation in South Carolina to gain state recognition: The main difference between the Tuscarora of North Carolina and the tribe in... Law Article: Judge resurrects Duwamish Tribe's recognition bid (04/11) Attorney Dennis J. Whittlesey comments on a federal judge's decision favoring the Duwamish Tribe of Washington: A federal judge has just given new life to the efforts of the descendants... Radio DJ apologizes for stirring controversy about Lumbee Tribe (04/11) A popular radio disc jockey in North Carolina apologized for stirring controversy about the Lumbee Tribe. DJ Jane Dough aired a call on Foxy 99 that questioned the legitimacy of... Eastern Pequot group loses ruling in federal recognition lawsuit (04/01) A federal judge has dismissed a federal recognition lawsuit filed by members of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut. Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled that the "Historic Eastern Pequots"... Ex-BIA official backs Duwamish Tribe's federal recognition (03/29) The Obama administration has moral and legal grounds to extend federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe of Washington, a former Bureau of Indian Affairs official said. Michael Anderson was serving... ICT interview with Cecile Hansen, leader of Duwamish Tribe (03/28) Indian Country Today interviews Cecile Hansen, chairwoman of the Duwamish Tribe of Washington: How did the petition for recognition begin? We were fighting for fishing rights and we naïvely believed... Chair of Duwamish Tribe in 'state of shock' after court decision (03/26) The Duwamish Tribe of Washington will get a second look at its federal recognition petition after a federal judge's historic decision on Friday. The tribe started the recognition process in... Judge orders BIA to reconsider Duwamish Tribe recognition (03/25) For the first time, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been ordered to explain why it denied federal recognition to a tribal petitioner. The BIA has been successful in beating... Dave Palermo: BIA working on reforms to federal recognition (03/25) Dave Palermo reports on changes coming to the federal recognition process at the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Draft regulations aimed at reforming the federal administrative process for recognizing American Indian...

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