BIA recognition process dominates Senate hearing

0 Comments | Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), May, 2005 | by Toensing, Gale Courey

Toensing, Gale Courey Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 05-18-2005 WASHINGTON - The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing May 11 on the federal recognition process, but Connecticut casino opponents focused mostly on allegations of corruption and political influence at the BIA, and urged the committee to repeal the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation's federal acknowledgement. The 300-member Schaghticoke Tribal Nation has a 400-acre reservation in Kent, Conn., where the colonial government first set aside tribal lands in 1736.

The BIA granted the Schaghticokes federal status in January 2004, 23 years after the tribe filed its letter of intent. If the tribe withstands appeals of the BIA decision filed by the state and town, it is likely to open a casino in a...

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