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Boston Magazine: Glenn Marshall's Bad Plan (12/19)
"We already knew that former Mashpee Wampanoag tribal chairman Glenn Marshall lied about his military record (it turns out there was none) and record as a sexual offender (it turns out there is one). That’s what forced him out of...
Shinnecock Nation on 'active' recognition list (12/18)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has finally placed the Shinnecock Nation of New York on its "active" list of federal recognition petitions. The tribe filed its petition in 1978 and completed work on it several years ago. But a backlog...
Illegal Mashpee Wampanoag donations traced (12/18)
The Cape Cod Times tracked down the recipients of the illegal campaign contributions made by leaders of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) received $5,700, Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts) received $6,000 and former Rep. Richard Pombo...
Former Mashpee Wampanoag leader pleads guilty (12/16)
The former chairman of the newly recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts agreed to plead guilty on Monday and to cooperate with federal investigators in an "ongoing" probe. Glenn A. Marshall, 59, admitted to violating campaign finance laws, embezzling...
Choctaw-Apache Tribe seeks federal recognition (12/11)
The Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Louisiana hopes federal recognition will open the doors to health, housing and economic development. The tribe claims descent from Adais, Apache and Choctaw families who settled in western Louisiana, near the Texas border, in the early...
Native Hawaiian supporters hopeful under Obama (12/09)
Democrats say they have a better shot at gaining federal recognition for Native Hawaiians after president-elect Barack Obama is in office. Obama was born in Hawaii. He supports a bill to extend the policy of self-determination to the island's indigenous...
Shinnecock man fights state fishing citations (11/07)
A member of the Shinnecock Nation says the state of New York can't interfere with his fishing rights. Gerrod T. Smith was cited for taking flounder and porgies out of season. But he points to an 1659 deed that promised...
Sen. Dole, Lumbee supporter, loses to Democrat (11/05)
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-North Carolina), a strong supporter of federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe, was voted out of office on Tuesday. After winning election in 2002, Dole's first bill was for the Lumbees. She testified repeatedly in the Senate...
BIA weighs faster review of Shinnecock recognition (10/08)
A lawsuit appears to be forcing the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take action on the federal recognition petition of the Shinnecock Nation of New York. The BIA will make a decision by the end of the month whether to...
Judge blocks Muckleshoots from Duwamish case (10/08)
A judge won't let the Muckleshoot Tribe intervene in the federal recognition lawsuit filed by the Duwamish Tribe. The two Washington tribes have long been at odds over the status of the Duwamish. The Muckleshoots say they are the successors...
Editorial: Recognition for Virginia's tribes (10/08)
"When Virginia Rep. Jim Moran, D-8th, introduced legislation to give Virginia’s Indian tribes recognition by the federal government in 1999, he knew it would be an uphill fight. But he had no idea that nine years later, the measure would...
Judge to consider Shinnecock Nation recognition (10/06)
A federal judge says he will determine whether the Interior Department has "unreasonably delayed" the Shinnecock Nation of New York from federal recognition. The tribe submitted its petition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1978. Despite being at the...
Editorial: Tribes should back non-recognized tribes (10/03)
"Federally recognized tribes have not been as supportive of the federal recognition of new tribal communities as they perhaps could. The primary case is lack of support for Lumbee recognition efforts. The Lumbee have for many years sought full federal...
New Jersey tribes closer to state recognition (10/02)
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) signed an executive order on Wednesday that moves tribes closer to state recognition. The New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs will recommend legislation to recognize three tribes. The commission will also look at...
Supreme Court to hear Native Hawaiian case (10/01)
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case involving the status of 1.2 million acres of Native Hawaiian lands. The Hawaii Supreme Court on January 31 blocked the sale, exchange or transfer of any land pending resolution of...
Virginia tribes won't see recognition this year (09/26)
INDIANZ.COM LISTENING LOUNGE Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing, September 25, 2008. • Introduction • Testimony • Business Meeting • Testimony | Q&A • Webcast | Written Testimony Barring a political miracle, it looks like six Virginia tribes whose ancestors greeted...
Senate business meeting and recognition hearing (09/25)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a business meeting and hearing this afternoon. The proceeding lasted about 90 minutes. The committee approved S. 3355, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) voting no. The hearing...
Senate committee to take up four recognition bills (09/23)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will take up four tribal recognition bills at a hearing on Thursday. The hearing focuses on S. 1058, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act; S. 724, the Little Shell Tribe...
Column: Brothertown Indians deserve recognition (09/18)
"The recent controversy about our community’s diversity initiative puts an interesting spin on a story that’s unfolding in Fond du Lac County. It involves the Brothertown Indians, who, you may be surprised to learn, were the first permanent settlers in...
Sen. Dorgan accused of blocking recognition (09/18)
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, has refused to consider tribal recognition bills, Media General News Service reports. Unidentified Senate aides said Dorgan was slow to schedule a hearing on a bill...
Virginia tribal recognition bill up for Senate hearing (09/15)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing September 25 on a bill to recognize six Virginia tribes, The Washington Times reports. The hearing on the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act comes a day...
Duwamish Tribe completes work on new longhouse (09/10)
The Duwamish Tribe of Washington is putting the final touches on its new longhouse. The Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center will be the tribe's first permanent home. The last Duwamish longhouse was burned by settlers over 100 years ago....
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to work on meeting house (09/10)
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts says it will start renovations on the Old Indian Meeting House in the next week. The meeting house was built in 1684 and was used as evidence of the tribe's continuous existence. But...
Editorial: Good ruling on Schaghticoke recognition (09/08)
"A ruling by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Peter Dorsey may not put an end to a western Connecticut Indian group's push for federal recognition as a tribe. Yet we welcome his application of clear legal standards to this case,...
Duwamish recognition opposed by Muckleshoots (09/05)
The Muckleshoot Tribe of Washington is seeking to join a federal recognition lawsuit filed by the Duwamish Tribe. But the Muckleshoots aren't supporting their cousins. Instead, they say the Bureau of Indian Affairs was right to reject the Duwamish...
Editorial: No recognition for Schaghticoke Tribe (09/02)
"U.S. District Judge Peter Dorsey has ruled, as expected, that the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Kent does not meet the criteria for federal recognition. It's an important ruling because federal recognition carries with it the right to be a sovereign...
Editorial: Democrats support Native Hawaiians (09/01)
"Endorsement of Sen. Daniel Akaka's Hawaiian sovereignty bill in the Democratic Party's platform is a nudge could be vital in the next Congress, but only if Sen. Barack Obama is elected in November. Sen. John McCain has stated he is...
Appeal weighed in Schaghticoke recognition case (08/28)
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation is considering an appeal of its federal recognition case, Chief Richard Velky said on Wednesday. Velky said politicians in Connecticut pressured the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reject the tribe's petition for recognition. But a federal...
Judge rejects Schaghticoke bid for recognition (08/27)
A federal judge in Connecticut says the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation doesn't qualify for federal recognition. Judge Peter C. Dorsey rejected the tribe's claims that politics influenced the Bush administration's reversal of the tribe's status. He said the Bureau of Indian...
Obama and McCain differ on Native Hawaiians (08/25)
Native Hawaiians will be treated very differently by the person who wins this year's presidential election. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois), who was born in Hawaii, said he will push for passage of a bill to extend the policy of self-determination...
Indigenous people of Guam seek federal recognition (08/25)
A group representing the indigenous people of Guam is seeking federal recognition as an Indian tribe. Frank J. Schacher, the president of the newly named Chamorro Tribe, said recognition is the only way for the Chamorro people to become true...
Editorial: Politics of Winnemem Wintu recognition (08/20)
"If you read a measure that the state Legislature passed last week supporting the Winnemem Wintus' push for federal recognition, it was about Indian rights. If you read between the lines, it's about a lot more -- including whether the...
Opinion: It's time to recognize the Chinook Nation (08/20)
"Praise the patience of the Chinook. More than 200 years after helping Lewis and Clark at Dismal Nitch and at Cathlapotle, the tribe is on the road to federal recognition. Finally! Only this time, it’s called Tribal Restoration. The Chinook...
Winnemem Wintu Tribe waits on recognition (08/18)
The California Legislature passed a bill that calls for federal recognition of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. The small tribe was promised land by an act of Congress but a reservation never materialized. The tribe was never placed on the list...
Opinion: MOWA Choctaws are no longer Indian (08/12)
"Woe is me. It has been hard adjusting to the fact that we are no longer Indians as of a few weeks ago. A United States District Court in Alabama recently ruled that the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians' lawsuit...
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