Duwamish Chairwoman Speaks About Fighting for Federal Recognition and Getting Another Chance

Vincent Schilling
March 28, 2013
Nearly 36 years ago in 1977, the Duwamish Tribe, the people of Chief Seattle, petitioned the Bureau of Indian Affairs for federal recognition...

New Leadership for Tubatulabal Tribe; Recognition, Economic Development Among Top Priorities

Richard Walker
March 08, 2013
The new-year had barely dawned and Tubatulabal Tribe Chairman Robert Gomez was hard at work on the priorities he and the council had established for the year...

Dwanna L. Robertson: Indian Identity Still Controversial

Carol Berry
August 21, 2012
If she’d planned to tackle some of the most contentious issues in Indian country, a Mvskoke (Creek) sociologist couldn’t have done a better job...

Echo Hawk’s Final Determination Denies Central Band of Cherokee Federal Status

ICTMN Staff
March 27, 2012
On March 26, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk released his final determination in regards to a petition by the Central Band of Cherokee (Petitioner #227 ) for fed...

Counties, Lawmakers Oppose Tribe's Federal Recognition for Fear of Napa Valley Casino

ICTMN Staff
March 09, 2012
In an effort to privatize California's smaller Indian reservations, Congress stripped the Mishewal Wappos and 40 other tribes of their tribal status in the late 1950s...

Carcieri: Indian Country's 'Number One Priority'

Gale Courey Toensing
December 01, 2011
Legislators in the House and the Senate have promised to move a Carcieri fix forward during the current congressional session. Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Rep...

Do You Think Every Tribe Deserves Federal Recognition?

ICTMN Staff
November 29, 2011
Most early tribes are already federally recognized tribes, with the obvious exception of those who’ve ceased to exist either by attrition or annihilation...

The United Houma Nation, Staying Afloat

Frank McMains
October 06, 2011
Toward the southern end one of the many narrow, low, longitudinal ridges that extend from Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico, the United Houma Nation has been struggling to preserve...
Ruth Hopkins

In the Spirit of Our Ancestors

What does it mean to be an American Indian? For some, the answer is simple: one is American Indian if they possess a specific degree of Indian blood. This standard definition originates in the federal government’s enactment of blood quantum law....

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August 31, 2011

Virginia Tribes Renew Fight for Federal Recognition: Six of 11 of their Members of Congress Give Support

Brian Stockes
July 18, 2001
WASHINGTON - After gaining further support from their Congressional delegation, six of the eight tribes of Virginia are again in the hunt for federal recognition through Congressio...

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