Resources by Topic  |  Federal Recognition & State Recognition

Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Acknowledgement Decision Compilation v 2.0 - (Bureau of Indian Affairs; converted and posted by Indianz.com). From the article by Indianz.com about this database:

"The database is an online version of the Acknowledgment Decision Compilation (ADC), a record of documents that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has on file for dozens of groups that have made it through the federal recognition process."

A previous version (1.2) of the database and an article about that version are available at Indianz.com also.

Code of Federal Regulations - (U.S. Government Printing Office). Parts 81-83 in Title 25, Chapter 1. Using the April 2005 edition, scroll down to Part 81 - Tribal reorganization under a Federal statute; Part 82 - Petitioning procedures for tribes reorganized under Federal statute and other organized tribes; and Part 83 - Procedures for establishing that an American Indian group exists as an Indian tribe.

Directories of federally-recognized and state-recogized tribes.

(2009) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - From the Federal Register, April 4, 2008 notice titled: "Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs; Notice." 73 FR 18553; Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 66 / Friday, April 4, 2008 / Notices

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"Memorandum: Government-to-Government Relations With Native American Tribal Governments" - (Available at the National Park Service web site). President Bill Clinton, 59 Fed. Reg. 22951 (April 29, 1994).

A selection of free federal Indian and tribal law secondary resources on the Internet.


Print sources:

State-recognition article: "Federalism and the State Recognition of Native American Tribes: A Survey of State-Recognized Tribes and State Recognition Processes Across the United States," Alexa Koenig, University of San Francisco

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Federal recognition has many synonyms and related topics: acknowledgment, reorganization, status clarification, and restoration of status due to termination, for example. Use these words (and their various forms) in any field.

Federal acknowledgment documents may include petitions, hearings, anthropological reports, and more. Recognition may have been discussed or granted through a Bill or an Act.


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