Tribes Hitting BIA's Wall

[NVMojo]

Are There No More New Ones Or Is Politics Blocking The Way?
December 25, 2005


A string of recent rulings by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs against the recognition of tribal groups has raised a critical question for both sides of the issue:

With more than 500 federal tribes on the books, could it be that there just aren't any more?

Or have political opponents who don't want any more Indian tribes - or Indian gambling - gained the upper hand again?

Tribal leaders say politics is behind the fact that 10 out of the last 11 recognition rulings by the BIA have gone against tribes, three of them from Connecticut.

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