2017 Recognition & Enrollment News Stories
Accohannock Tribe gains recognition through executive order in Maryland (Indianz) 12/21/17
On California's central coast, Salinan Indians try to relcaim their land and culture (KQED News) 12/15/17
Montaukett Indian Nation denied a second time as govenor vetoes recognition bill (Indianz) 12/8/17
Freedmen, supports plan next steps in tribal recognition process (Tulsa World) 11/11/17 (The Cherokee Nation v. Nash)
Second federal appeals court chimes in with decision favoring tribal homelands (Indianz) 10/12/17 (See County of Amador v. United States Department of the Interior)
Chukchansi tribe, in rare move, to hold open enrollment days before council election (The Fresno Bee) 10/1/17
Lumbee recognition bill gets hearing in Washington (Fay Observer) 9/26/17 (See 115th Congress S.1047)
House panel to take up Lumbee recognition (Robesonian) 9/20/17 (See 115th Congress H.R.3650)
Federal recognition bill for six tribes in Virginia inches another step forward (Indianz) 9/13/17 (See 115th Congress H.R. 984)
Cherokee Nation processing freedmen citizenship applications (Times Record) 9/8/17
New Jersey's cultural warfare (The Progressive) 9/6/17
Cherokee Nation says it won't appeal Freedmen ruling, clearing way for tribal membership (Tulsa World) 8/31/17 (See The Cherokee Nation v. Nash)
Judge rules that Cherokee Freedmen have right to tribal citizenship (NPR) 8/31/17 (See The Cherokee Nation v. Nash)
Freedmen win landmark ruling confirming right to Cherokee Nation citzenship (Indianz) 8/30/17
NJ Superior Court rules Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape are sovereign tribe (Indian Country Today) 8/31/17
Tribe, FEMA sign pact (Robesonian) 8/8/17
Trump is breaking the federal government's promises to Native Americans (Los Angeles Times) 8/7/17
Native voices ignored as House committee ponders changes to Indian Trust Land Policy (Indian Country Today) 7/26/17
Federal bills could help Mashpee tribe (The Mashpee Enterprise) 7/20/17
Tribe's lawsuit over recognition to advance (CBS Philadelphia) 7/19/17
Lumbee recognition effort getting powerful allies (The Robesonian) 7/8/17
Little Chief, other native children to finally go home (Philly.com) 7/3/17
Trump administration rolls out first rule under historic trust reform law (Indianz) 6/26/17
Natchitoches Tribe sees setback in bid for recognition in Louisiana (Indianz) 6/5/17
Disenrolled tribal members await judge's decision (Morning Sun News) 6/1/17
Congress, right this wrong against Virginia's tribes (The News & Advance) 5/28/17
Bill removes blood quantam requirement for citizens of five civilized tribes (Indianz) 5/26/17
Govenor Cooper pushes for full federal recognition of Lumbee Tribe (NC Governor Roy Cooper) 5/25/17
Sovereignty struggles: Promised Land examines how the government systematically prohibits tribal recognition (Portland Mercury) 5/24/17
Lumbee recognition effort gets a boost (Robesonian) 5/23/17
Bills to recognize Virginia tribes move forward in Congress (CBS19) 5/17/17 (See 115th Congress H.R.984)
Sonoma County tribe loses bid to regain federal status (Press Democrat) 5/12/17
Nooksack Tribe remains without recognized council as Trump administration digs in (Indianz) 5/12/17 (See Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Zinke)
Burr, Pittenger file bill to grant full federal recognition to Lumbee tribe (Fayetteville Observer) 5/4/17 (See 115th Congress S.1047)
B.C. appeals ruling recognizing Colville Tribes' right to hunt in Canada (The Spokesman-Review) 4/28/17
Mishewal Wappo tribe loses court appeal case opposed by Napa officials (Napa Valley Register) 4/26/17
Beyond borders: B.C. court rules U.S. resident has aboriginal right to hunt in Canada (JD Supra) 4/11/17
Carcieri rule holding strong before Supreme Court (Indian Country Today) 4/6/17 (See Citizens Against Reservation Shopping v. Jewell)
Feds call Nooksack tribal council 'illegitimate' and 'abusive' (Seattle Times) 4/6/17
Bloodline: A woman fights the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to get tribal membership for her family (Santa Maria Sun) 4/5/17 ( See Miranda v. Jewell)
Grass roots legal concepts intentionally forgotten in modern Indian law rulings (Indian Country Today) 3/28/17 (See Turtle Talk Materials)
Sinixt First Nation not extinct after all, court rules (CBC News) 3/27/17
Federal recognition sought for 6 Virginia tribes (Fredericksburg) 3/21/17 (See 115th Congress S.691)
Mishewal Wappo Tribe returns to court to seek federal recognition (Indianz) 3/21/17
Disenrollments could cost Nooksack tribe sovereignty (KUOW) 3/18/17
Native American tribal disenrollment reaching epidemic levels (VOA) 3/3/17
Supreme Court turns down another tribal disenrollment dispute (Indianz) 2/27/17
Disputed Accohannock tribe seeks Maryland recognition (Delmarva) 2/17/17
Little Shell recognition could become a reality (Char-Koosta News) 2/16/17
Senate committee advances bill to recognize Montana's Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (KTVH) 2/9/17
Tribe's decades-long recognition bid goes before US Congress [Little Shell Chippewa Tribe] (Missoulian) 2/8/17
VIDEO: New president, same treaty-rights fight for Duwamish Tribe (West Seattle Blog) 1/22/17
Lumbee Tribe may now apply for federal recognition (WCQS) 1/19/17
Bureau of Indian Affairs releases annual listing of recognized tribes (Indianz) 1/18/17
Judge orders law concerning American Indian art be halted (Muskogee Phoenix) 1/15/17
Lumbee Tribe welcomes 'additional avenues' for seeking federal recognition (Indianz) 1/03/17
