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Abenaki tribes near state recognition
Two bands of the Abenaki Nation are nearing state recognition as Native American Indian tribes after a decades-long struggle. The tribes have met the criteria for recognition of a Native American tribe required by the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs, which was established by Vermont law in 2010 and recommends tribes for recognition.  State Recognition6/16/2013
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Assembly passes bill recognizing Montauketts
(New York) -- A bill that would create a pathway for the Montaukett Indian Nation to once again become a New York State-recognized tribe passed the Assembly Thursday.
6/14/2013
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State Assembly Clears A Path For Montaukett Recognition
(New York) -- The Montaukett Indian Nation moved closer to New York State recognition on Thursday when a bill setting a procedure for tribal recognition cleared the...
4/28/2013
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Some SC tribal members fighting for right to use eagle feathers
(South Carolina) -- Some members of state-recognized Indian tribes say they will push for the freedom to use eagle feathers during Native American rituals in hopes of...
3/3/2013
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Native Hawaiians Get a State Recognized Roll
(Hawaii) -- Native Hawaiians from across the islands gathered on the lawn of Iolani Palace to celebrate their recognition on January 20. The Huli-A-Mahi Celebration...
2/28/2013
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Two groups claiming Cherokee heritage seeking recognition in Virginia
(Virginia) -- Two groups in Virginia that claim Cherokee heritage are seeking state-recognition in that state’s General Assembly. The Appalachian Cherokee Nation...
2/26/2013
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Recognition for groups claiming Cherokee ancestry tabled
(Virginia) -- Citing the need for a new evaluation process, the Virginia Senate Rules Committee on Feb. 12 tabled resolutions calling for state tribal recognition of two...
2/20/2013
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Indian leader dismayed tribal bill won't advance
(Indiana) -- The leader of the Miami Nation of Indiana says he's dismayed a bill that would provide state recognition for the Indian nation has failed for a third...
2/18/2013
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Miami Nation recognition bypassed again by lawmakers
(Indiana) -- Chief Brian Buchanan of the Miami Nation of Indiana will watch Wednesday as a bill seeking state recognition of his tribe will die in committee for the...
2/2/2013
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Two Cherokee tribes gain state recognition
(Virginia) -- On Friday, the Senate Rules Committee approved resolutions to grant state recognition to two different bands of Cherokee Indians in Virginia.
11/13/2012
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Virginia Tribes Still Struggle for Recognition
(Virginia) -- Virginia honored the commonwealth’s Indian tribes last week, a subject that the U.S. Congress continues to ignore. Perhaps the new Congress elected...
10/31/2012
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Tribe stops effort to strip status
(North Carolina) -- The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and other state-recognized tribes will remain members of the National Congress of the American Indian despite a...
10/30/2012
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Lumbees' status in National Congress of the American Indian secured
(North Carolina) -- The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will remain a member of the National Congress of the American Indian, after a vote last week to keep membership...
10/25/2012
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NCAI to debate membership rule to bar state recognized tribes
(California) -- The National Congress of American Indians is being asked to restrict its membership to federally-recognized tribes. Since the 1970s, NCAI has welcomed...
8/31/2012
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Mainer wants recognition for Moosehead Maliseets
(Maine) -- A legislative representative of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in Maine is seeking recognition of another band of Maliseets in the Moosehead Lake region.
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Tribes fear loss of public funds with plan for new Moosehead tribe
(Maine) -- The man who represents the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in the Maine House is seeking recognition for another band of Maliseets in Maine, a move that he...
7/25/2012
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Webb seeks recognition for state's Indian tribes
(Virginia) -- Sen. Jim Webb has asked fellow senators to move forward legislation that would grant federal recognition to Virginia’s six Indian tribes, including...
5/15/2012
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OP/ED: Recognizing more tribes means fewer funds for existing tribes
(Oklahoma) -- In “State tribes become a concern for some” (News, May 6), the effects of state tribes is grossly overstated. New York, Connecticut, Delaware,...
5/8/2012
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The Interview: Chief Wilford "Longhair" Taylor
(Alabama) -- The Mobile-Washington band of Choctaws are the descendants of Native Americans who avoided being sent west on the Trail of Tears in the 1830's. Since...
5/7/2012
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Recognizing Vermont's Abenaki
(Vermont) -- Governor Peter Shumlin signed legislation making the Missisquoi and Koasek Abenaki bands state-recognized tribes. Now, four of the states Abenaki tribes...
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Shumlin signs Abenaki recognition measures
(Vermont) -- ) -- Official recognition Monday for two native American tribes. On the statehouse steps in Montpelier, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill declaring the...
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Vt. formally recognizes 2 bands of Abenaki
(Vermont) -- The state of Vermont now formally recognizes two more bands of the Abenaki Indian tribe. On the lawn of the Statehouse in Montpelier on Monday, Gov. Peter...
4/15/2012
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Tribal recognition a bitter pill
(Tennessee) -- We have all done it; it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I speak of supporting an idea or a group we "feel" deserves it. Anytime we do this...
4/10/2012
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House bill recognizing six groups as Indian tribes shuttled off for summer study
(Tennessee) -- A controversial bill that would have granted state recognition as Native American tribes claiming Indian descent was shipped off to a summer study...
4/4/2012
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Tribes get panel's signoff for state recognition
(Tennessee) -- Legislation recognizing six self-identified Indian groups as official state tribes passed a Senate committee Tuesday, but not without a last minute...
3/26/2012
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American Indians launch protest over TN state recognition
(Tennessee) -- Some Tennessee residents that are members of various American Indian tribes across the nation said they’d be protesting in front of Rep. Mark Pody...
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Indian tribes bill to go before TN legislators
(Tennessee) -- A bill recognizing additional Indian tribes is set to go before a Senate committee today at 10:30 a.m. and a House committee at 1:30 p.m. The Remnant...
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Indian tribes seek recognition
(Tennessee) -- Established American Indian tribes worry an effort to gain recognition by three self-described ancestral tribes will undermine efforts of established...
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Self-identified American Indian tribes renew fight for recognition
(Tennessee) -- The battle has raged for 12 years, with another skirmish set for House and Senate committee hearings Tuesday that could move three groups closer to state...
3/22/2012
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Lawmakers Asking Once More: Who’s Native American?
(Tennessee) -- State lawmakers today found themselves asked to determine exactly who should be considered Native American. Supporters of three “remnant”...
3/20/2012
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Out-of-state Indian tribes opposing recognition for Tennessee groups
(Tennessee) -- Three groups have a shot at becoming Tennessee’s first state-recognized American Indian tribes under a bill being heard in the House’s State...
3/18/2012
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Shipley renews recognition effort for Indian tribes
(Tennessee) -- State Rep. Tony Shipley is behind a renewed legislative effort to recognize Native American Indian tribes in Tennessee. Shipley’s legislation...
2/27/2012
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Abenaki tribes near state recognition
(Vermont) -- Two bands of the Abenaki Nation are nearing state recognition as Native American Indian tribes after a decades-long struggle. The tribes have met the...
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Spirit Lake Nation receives state recognition, celebrates past success
(North Dakota) -- It was a day of celebrating and thanks - in the Dakota language that’s “pidameya” or “thank you.” On Friday, Feb. 24 a...
2/15/2012
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Abenaki bands fight for recognition
(Vermont) -- Two bands of the Abenaki tribe were recognized last legislative session; now two more are fighting for the same benefits. The Abenaki have been fighting to...
2/10/2012
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Occaneechi mark 10 years of state recognition
(Virginia) -- It’s been 10 years since the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation received official recognition as an Indian tribe from the state of North Carolina.
1/19/2012
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LETTER: Time to do right by Maryland's indigenous peoples
(Maryland) -- It's fitting that onMartin Luther King Jr. Day, Maryland's Piscataway Indians were recognized as a legitimate Native American tribe by Gov.Martin O...
1/18/2012
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OP/ED: Recognition was long overdue
(Maryland) -- For decades Maryland’s Piscataway Indian communities had being trying to gain recognition from the state. That came to an end last week when Gov....
1/16/2012
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Md. recognition of Piscataways adds happy note to complicated history
(Maryland) -- For as long as she can remember, Mervin Savoy has pressed the world to see her as she sees herself.
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Two Maryland Indian tribes won’t seek federal recognition
(Maryland) -- The heads of two Piscataway Indian groups recently recognized by the state of Maryland said they are unlikely to pursue federal recognition for now, but...
1/15/2012
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Maryland Recognition in Hand, Piscataway Leaders Split on Seeking Federal Status
(Washington D.C.) -- The heads of two Piscataway Indian groups recognized by the state of Maryland this week said they are unlikely to pursue federal recognition for now...
1/14/2012
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Commentary: For the Piscataway, a long, troubled road to recognition
(Maryland) -- There's a long back-story to Maryland's official recognition of the Piscataway as a distinct tribe of Native American people, and it's not...
1/12/2012
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Md. Native American Tribe No Longer Extinct
(Maryland) -- After decades of struggle, a Native American tribe in Maryland is no longer extinct. Alex DeMetrick reports the Piscataway-Conoy tribe knew it was here all...
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Piscataways granted long-sought state recognition
(Maryland) -- After a decades-long struggle, the Piscataway tribes have official recognition as Native Americans in Maryland. Gov. Martin O’Malley signed executive...
1/10/2012
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Maryland recognizes 2 American Indian groups
(Maryland) -- For the first time in Maryland's history, two American Indian groups indigenous to the state were formally recognized in executive orders by Gov....
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O’Malley signs order recognizing 3 Piscataway tribes
(Maryland) -- Hundreds of Piscataway Indians packed the first-floor rotunda of the statehouse Monday to witness Gov. Martin O’Malley sign two executive orders that...
12/13/2011
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Bill to recognize Indian tribes in New Jersey stalls amid fears of tribal casinos
(New Jersey) -- The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape people survived centuries of European persecution in South Jersey by hiding. They outwardly denied their heritage, but quietly...
11/29/2011
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Native American tribes struggle for Md. recognition
(Maryland) -- Every year around this time, Thanksgiving reminds many Americans of the relationship between Native Americans and Pilgrims who shared a meal hundreds of...
11/24/2011
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Maryland's Native American Tribes Struggle for State Recognition
(Maryland) -- Every year around this time, Thanksgiving reminds many Americans of the relationship between Native Americans and Pilgrims who shared a meal hundreds of...
11/23/2011
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Maryland's Native American Tribes Struggle for State Recognition
(Maryland) -- Every year around this time, Thanksgiving reminds many Americans of the relationship between Native Americans and Pilgrims who shared a meal hundreds of...
11/21/2011
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LETTER: Recognize three N.J. Indian tribes
(New Jersey) -- To the Editor: As we prepare to celebrate another Thanksgiving with loved ones, it is important to remember the origins of the holiday: the mutual...
11/2/2011
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Shawnee tribe wants state recognition
(Kentucky) -- The Southeastern Kentucky Shawnee are working toward being a state recognized tribe. “We are currently talking with (Sen.) Tom Jensen with regards to...
10/6/2011
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Montauketts Vie For State Recognition
(New York) -- The fight to preserve Native American cultures on the East End of Long Island gained momentum this past year when the Shinnecock Indian Nation finally...
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