Montaukett Nation welcomes action on state recognition bill

Friday, June 14, 2013  

The Montaukett Indian Nation is moving closer to state recognition in New York.

The tribe lost its status by a state court ruling in 1910. A73-2013, which passed the Assembly on Thursday, sets up a process to evaluate the tribe using the federal recognition criteria developed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

"103 years ago, a New York State Judge declared the Montaukett Indian Nation as 'extinct.' This judicial genocide stood for over a century," the tribe said on its website.

The bill now goes to the state Senate. It could get a vote before the legislative session ends on June 20.

enables the Montaukett Nation to regain the recognition in lost by a state court ruling in 1910.

Get the Story:
State Assembly Clears A Path For Montaukett Recognition (The East Hampton Press 6/14)
Assembly passes bill recognizing Montauketts (Newsday 6/14)

Bill in New York applies BIA standards for federal recognition (10/04)
Montaukett Nation moving toward state recognition in New York (09/20)