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2004 Recognition & Enrollment
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• • Finally
free from federal law, Osage tribe must now choose its people (Bartlesville
Examiner-Enterprise) 12/30/04
• •Pomo tribe seeks formal status from City Council (Ft.
Bragg Advocate) 12/16/04
• •
BIA admits mistake in handling of recognition case (Indianz.com)
12/9/04
• •
Official
status likely for 6 tribes (The
State) 11/27/04
• •Lumbee recognition
bill must start over (The
Fayetteville Observer) 11/24/04
• •Delaware
Tribe Recognition Rejected (Bartlesville
Examinaer-Enterprise) 11/18/04
• •
Hawaiian advocates cite ruling (The
Honolulu Advertiser) 11/2/04
• •
Group
of Dakota wins legal round (Star
Tribune) 10/29/04
• •Duwamish
chairwoman honored for championing her tribe's cause (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer) 10/25/04
• •BIA rejects
Paugussetts' appeal of recognition denial (Newsday.com)
10/22/04
• •County clerk:
Gallup can’t run (Maui
News) 10/16/04
• •
Virginia Tribes Fight for Sovereignty (L.A.
Times) 10/12 * sign on required
• •
Connecticut tribe files appeal to recognition decision (Newsday.com)
9/30/04
• •Group warns
of problems with tribe recognition (Harlem
Valley Times) 9/30/04
• •City backs
tribal status for Ottawa Indians (Muskegon
Chronicle) 9/14/04
• •West Texans
seek official status as tribe (San
Antonio Express-News) 9/14/04 *sign on required
• •City backs
tribal status for Ottawa Indians (Muskegon
Chronicle) 9/14/04
• •West Texans
seek official status as tribe (San
Antonio Express-News) 9/14/04 *sign on required
• •Tribal leaders
push case with GOP (Cape
Cod Times) 9/3/04
• •Probe Upholds
Ruling On Tribal Recognition / Report Draws Angry Responses From Officials
(Hartford
Courant) 9/1/04
• •Sorting
Out Trump Suit Isn't Easy/ Even Judge Is Puzzled As Developer, Easterns
Begin Their Arguments (The
New London Day) 8/24/04
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• •
Descendant
of Seattle pioneer takes on cause of Duwamish Tribe (The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer) 8/9
• •
BIA recognition decision database now online (Indianz.com)
8/5
• •
State Judge Won't Dismiss Lawsuit over Tribal Enrollment (Indianz.com)
07/27
• •
Golden
Hill Paugussetts to Appeal BIA Negative Ruling (Norwich
Bulletin) 07/21
• •Professor:
Gaming Motivates Tribal Recognition (Indianz.com)
07/20
• •BIA Recognition
Decision Database Now Online (Indianz.com)
07/16
• •Rejected
Tribes Weigh Appeal Option (Norwich
Bulletin) 07/14
• •Houmas' Appeal
for Recognition Stalled (Times
Picayune) 07/12
• •Nipmuc Council
Votes to Appeal BIA Rejection of Federal Recognition (Boston
Globe) 07/08
• •Little Shell
Seek County's Help for Recognition (Havre
Daily News) 07/06
• •Official:
Recognition is Drawing Near (The
Robesonian) 07/06
• •3 Towns Seek
'Interested Party' Status (Norwich
Bulletin) 07/01
• •Tribe’s
Status Still in Doubt (Post
Crescent) 06/27
• •BIA Decisions
Please State Officials (The
Day) 06/25 *
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• •BIA Denies
Nipmucs Recognition (Norwich
Bulletin) 06/19
• •Judge Sides
with Tribe over Blumenthal (The
Day) 06/18 *
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• •No Prison
for 'Indian Chief' in Scheme for Catskills Casino (NYT)
06/18 *
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• •Nipmuc Tribe
Awaits Recognition (The
Republican) 06/17
• •Tribe Rejected
by Feds Claims Tax Immunity (Daily
Freeman) 06/17
• •Golden Hill
Tribe Denied Federal Recognition (Hartford
Courant) 06/15 *
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• •Two Indian
Tribes Wait for Recognition (Daily
Globe) 06/15
• •Tribes Await
Federal Rulings (Hartford
Courant) 06/14 *
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• •Eastern Pequots
Want Say In Schaghticoke Appeal (The
Day) 06/11 *
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• •Opinion:
Nipmuc Nation Should Not Be Denied (Boston
Herald) 06/07 *
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• •White
Man Forges Documents Claiming Descendancy to Mohegans (NYT)
06/03 *
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• •Appeals Court
Tells State to Wait for BIA Review (Norwich
Bulletin) 05/26
• •Senate Rejects
Tribe Recognition for Indians (The
Advertiser) 05/26
• •Miwok Tribe's
Status Affirmed in Federal Court (Daily
Tribune) 05/18
• •Tribal Law
Rules in Pechanga Enrollment Dispute (North
County Times) 05/18
• •Legislature
Approves Process to Recognize State Indian Tribes (The
State) 05/12 *
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• •BIA's Anderson
Backed Amid Calls for Resignation (Indianz.com)
05/10
• •
BIA Official
Says He Won't Resign (Rapid
City Journal) 05/09
• •Senate May
Vote on Recognizing 6 Tribes (Times
Dispatch) 05/09
• •BIA Leader
Pressured (Hartford
Courant) 05/07 *
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• •Indian Affairs
Official Faulted for Recusal (Washington
Post) 05/06 *
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• •Pressure
on Schaghticokes (Hartford
Courant) 05/06 *
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• •Recognition
Briefing Paper at Heart of Latest Feud (Indianz.com)
05/05
• •BIA Head
Recuses Himself from Key Bureau Decisions (Ledger-Enquirer)
05/04
• •Martin Attacked
for Federal Recognition Decision (Indianz.com)
05/04
• •Blumenthal
Appeals Schaghticoke Decision (The
Day) 05/04 *
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• •Indians Say
Recognition Hijacked (The
Hartford Courant) 05/03 *
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• •Some Tribes
Still See Promises Broken, Dreams Thwarted (Seattle
Times) 05/03
• •Keeping The
BIA Honest (The
Day) 05/03 *
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• •Blumenthal
Urged To Drop Schaghticoke Appeal (The
Day) 04/30 *
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• •Judge Urges
Feds as Plaintiffs in Casino Case (newsday.com)
04/27
• •Tribe Seeks
Formal Recognition (Choctaw, Turtle Clan) (American
Press) 04/26
• •Nipmuc Ruling
Delayed (Norwich
Bulletin) 04/26
• •Siouan Kin
Contest Lumbee Recognition (Fayetteville
Observer) 04/25
• •Indians Face
Hurdles to Md. Recognition (Washington
Post) 04/24 *
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• •Indian Affairs
Decision On Schaghticokes Probed (Hartford
Courant) 04/23 *
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• •State Seeks
Reversal of Ruling in Easterns' Recognition Case (The
Day) 04/23 *
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• •Interior
Department Opposes Changes in Tribal Recognition (Review
Journal) 04/22
• •Senate Committee
Takes on Federal Recognition Bill (Indianz.com)
04/21
• •Senate Committee
to Hold Recognition Hearing (Indianz.com)
04/19
• •Tribes Ask
for Recognition (Daily
Progress) 04/19
• •Lumbee Tribe
Faces New Front in Recognition Battle (Native
Times) 04/14
• •Internal
Feud Hits Nipmuc Tribe's Casino Bid (Boston
Herald) 04/14
• •Federal Recognition
Debate Rages On (The
Day) 04/10 *
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• •Alliances
Tested on Recognition of Lumbee Tribe (Indianz.com)
04/02
• •Interior
Secretary Calls for Review of Tribal Recognition Process (Herald
Tribune) 04/02
• •House Hears
Plea for Lumbee Recognition (Fayetteville
Observer) 04/02
• •Speed U.S.
Action on Shinnecocks (Newsday.com)
04/02
• •House Panel
Sympathetic to Tribes on Recognition (Indianz.com)
04/01
• •GOP Delegation
Angry over Indian Issue (Hartford
Courant) * 04/01
• •Moratorium
Suggested for Tribal Process (Review
Journal) 04/01
• •Lumbees to
Present Case for Recognition (Fayetteville
Observer) 04/01
• •Federal Recognition
Process Subject of Two Hearings (Indianz.com)
03/31
• •Would-Be
Tribes Entice Investors (NYT)
* 03/29
• •Burt Lake
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Acknowledgment Declined (Department
of the Interior) 03/29
• •AG: Will
Fight to End on Tribe Status (The
Torrington Register Citizen) 03/25
• •AG Wants
Freeze on Tribe’s Status (Register
Citizen) 03/18
• •Blumenthal
Seeks Moratorium on BIA Rulings (The
Day) * 03/18
• •Delegation
Urges BIA Probe (Norwich
Bulletin) * 03/17
• •Heads of
6 Va. Tribes Push Effort to Gain Federal Recognition (Times
Dispatch) 03/14
• •Indian Bureau
Bent Rules (Hartford
Courant) * 03/12
• •Shays
Says Tribal Recognition Process Deeply Flawed (newsday.com)
03/04
• •Field
Hearing Set on Osage Membership Bill Set for North Tulsa (Native
Times) 03/08
• •Piscataway
Conoy Continues Tribal-status Effort (Baltimore
Sun) 03/04
• •Eastern Pequot
Tribe Asked for Faster Consideration of Recognition Appeal (The
Day) * 02/27
• •Bill Would
Help Towns Pay Legal Fees (Norwich
Bulletin) 02/27
• •Challenges
Await Anderson on Federal Recognition (Indianz.com)
02/26
• •Tribal Chair
Denies Special Treatment of BIA Employees (North
County Times) 02/26
• •Bill Targets
Funds for Cities Appealing BIA Recognition (New
Haven Register) 02/26
• •Probe Is
Sought on Potential Corruption (Ione Band of Miwok Indians) (Washington
Post) * 02/24
• •Deal May
Be in the Works on Akaka Bill (Honolulu
Advertiser) 02/24
• •Hawaiian
Bill Questioned (Hawaii
Tribune Herald) 02/22
• •Legislators
Fight to Retain Bureau of Indian Affairs Recognition Appeal Rights (New
Haven Register) 02/20
• •Indians'
Jamestown Role at Issue (Washington
Post) * 02/15
• •Hearing Will
Tackle Tribal Concerns (New
Haven Register) 02/13
• •Cherokee
Wolf Clan Tribal Recognition May be Withdrawn (Nashville
City Paper) 02/13
• •Casino Foes
Seek Law against Lobbying by Tribes (Norwich
Bulletin) * 02/10
• •Ex-leader
Admits Lying on Tribal Application (Western Mohegan Tribe) (Daily
Freeman) 02/10
• •Time for
Feds to Recognize the Harm Of Casino Tribes (Hartford
Courant) * 02/08
• •Johnson Hits
Bureau of Indian Affairs for Tribe Recognition (New
Haven Register) 02/07
• •BIA Publishes
Notice of Schaghticoke Recognition (Indianz.com)
02/06
• •State Wants
Voice in Hearing on Tribal Recognition (The
Day) * 02/06
• •State, Cities
Plan Shaghticoke Appeal (The
Day) * 02/04
• •U.S. Agency
Recognizes a Fourth Tribe in Connecticut (Schaghticoke) (NYT)
* 01/30
• •Shinnecock
Casino Trial Begins in Spring (The
Independent) 01/28
• •Shinnecock
Case Could Set National Precedent (newsday.com)
01/26
• •Schaghticoke
Tribe Awaits BIA Recognition Ruling (The
Day) * 01/24
• •Commission
Puts off Recognition of Wolf Clan (Jackson
Sun) 01/22
• •Man Sues
to Gain Admission to Inland Tribe (Press
Enterprise) 01/15
• •Akaka Bill
Could Face Revision, Norton Says (Honolulu
Advertiser) 01/12
• •Activity
on Nipmuc Land Worries Some (Norwich
Bulletin) 01/11