House Resources hearing on federal recognition bills
Monday, March 16, 2009
Filed Under:
Recognition
The
House Natural
Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 18, on two federal recognition bills.
The first bill is
H.R.31, to recognize the
Lumbee Tribe of North
Carolina. A rival measure to require the tribe to seek recognition through the
Bureau of Indian Affairs is
not on the agenda.
The second bill is
H.R.1385, to recognize six Virginia tribes. They are
the
Chickahominy
Tribe, the
Chickahominy
Tribe-Eastern Division, the
Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the
Rappahannock Tribe,
the
Monacan Nation, and
the
Nansemond Tribe.
The hearing takes place at 10am in Room 1324 of the Longworth House
Office Building.
Committee Notice:
Full
Committee Legislative Hearing On H.R. 31 And H.R. 1385 (March 18, 2009)
Views on Lumbee Recognition:
Lumbees' story stirs emotions (The Fayetteville Observer 3/15)
Related Stories:
Column: Virginia
tribes deserve federal recognition (3/12)
Road to Recognition: Rival Lumbee bill introduced
(3/11)
Bill to recognize Virginia tribes
introduced in House (3/10)
Road to
Recognition: Lumbee Tribe seeks housing (3/10)
Road to Recognition: Lumbee Tribe continues push
(3/9)
Indian inmates fight over Lumbee
recognition (2/24)
Lumbee Tribe
recognition bill introduced again (01/15)
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