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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2003

The Norwich Bulletin comes out against a bill to reform the federal recognition process.

The paper says the bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, doesn't increase staff and budget at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The paper also says the bill cuts off public access by limiting Freedom of Information Act requests.

"Campbell is the only American Indian in the Senate," the paper says. "As such, it seems his motives are well intended although his methods are misguided."

Get the Story:
Editorial: Campbell bill on recognition of tribes flawed (The Norwich Bulletin 2/11)

Get the Bill:
Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform Act of 2003 (S.297)

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