The United Houma Nation of Louisiana is still waiting for a final answer on its bid for federal recognition.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs ruled against the tribe in 1994 but the tribe appealed. After sending a rebuttal letter to the BIA in 1997, the tribe says it hasn't seen any progress.
"There have been a number of excuses -- the presidential election, a new Interior Department head, tribes in California and in Connecticut are receiving recognition first. It's frustrating for us," Principal Chief Brenda Dardar Robichaux told The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The BIA is also being asked to rule on two groups that broke off from the Houma Nation after the 1994 denial of federal status.
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Houmas' appeal for recognition stalled
(The New Orleans Times-Picayune 7/12)
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Houma Nation says BIA delaying recognition bid
Monday, July 12, 2004
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