Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) scheduled the hearing on federal recognition at the request of Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R), The New London Day reports.

Rell said she hopes McCain takes action to fix the process. "I told him I don't just want lip service," she was quoted as saying.

Rell was one of seven witnesses from Connecticut who sought a major overhaul of the system. They gave more 40 minutes of testimony during the two-hour hearing.

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State Appeals For Reforms In Hearings On Recognition (The New London Day 5/12)
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Tribe Meets Resistance (The Hartford Courant 5/12)
Tribes want tighter rules for groups to get federal status (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 5/12)
Tribal recognition moratorium sought (The Olympian 5/12)
State slams tribal agency (The Danbury News Times 5/12)
BIA asked to reverse Schaghticokes recognition (The Connecticut Post 5/12)

Written Testimony:
Oversight Hearing on Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes (May 11, 2005)

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Federal Recognition Database (July 2004)

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