Federal Recognition
News and Events: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on Federal Recognition Process: July 12, 2012
House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs Oversight Hearing on "Authorization, standards, and procedures for whether, how and when Indian tribes should be newly recognized by the federal government," June 27, 2012
Virginia Tribes Fight for Federal Recognition
The Fight for Recognition- Casino Concerns Raises Stakes for Napa in Wappo Restoration Quest
U.S. Senate Panel Advances Lumbee Recognition Bill November 4, 2009 - Ferguson-Bohnee testifies before Committee on Indian Affairs - Oversight Hearing on Fixing the Federal Acknowledgment Process April 24, 2008 - Ferguson-Bohnee testifies before Committee on Indian Affairs - Oversight Hearing for Improving the Federal Acknowledgment Process Video Clips: Lumbee Tribe Seek Federal Recognition What Matters- Quest for Federal Recognition: Six Virginia Indian Tribes
Resources: National Congress of the American Indians - Federal Recognition US DOI - Office of Federal Acknowledgment US GAO - November 2001 US GAO - February 2005 Native American Rights Funds - Federal Recognition
August, 2004 Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Acknowledgment Decision Compilation v 2.0 July 24, 2009 United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians v BIA / Decision
Hearing: H.R. 2837, Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act