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Where is the search for "Federal Acknowledgement" taking Tribes?
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News From Indian Country
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January 15, 1994
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David Wilkins
News From Indian Country
01-15-1994
Where is the search for "Federal Acknowledgement" taking Tribes?.
What is federal recognition about?
"To be or not to be a "federally-recognized" or "federally acknowledged" tribe. That is the question."
Ah, but it is much, so much more than that. At present, there are a little over 500 "recognized" tribal entities in the United States and over 100 allegedly "non-recognized" tribal groups, some jockeying, many struggling, to join political hands with the federal government and other acknowledged tribes.
Mid-winter is a good time to pause and reflect on this important subject matter and to ask ourselves, again: What is recognition all about? Who ...
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