Download or read book Indian Issues Improvements Needed in Tribal Recognition Process written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal recognition of an Indian tribe can have a tremendous effect on the tribe, surrounding communities, and the nation as a whole. Recognized tribes and their members have almost exclusive access to about $4 billion in funding for health, education, and other social programs provided by the federal government. Additionally, recognition establishes a formal government-to-government relationship between the United States and a tribe. The quasi-sovereign status created by this relationship exempts certain tribal lands from most state and local laws and regulations including, where applicable, laws regulating gambling. Many recognized tribes have opened casinos and other gambling operations some of which have developed into successful enterprises. In 1999, federally recognized tribes reported more gambling revenue than the Nevada casinos collected that year. As of May 2001, there were 5612 recognized tribes with a total membership of about 1.7 million. In addition, several hundred groups are currently seeking federal recognition.
Download or read book Indian Issues written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO-02-49 Indian Issues: Improvements Needed in Tribal Recognition Process
Download or read book Indian Issues More Consistent and Timely Tribal Recognition Process Needed written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the opportunity to discuss the GAO's work on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regulatory process for federally recognizing Indian tribes. Federal recognition of an Indian tribe can have a tremendous effect on the tribe, surrounding communities, and the nation as a whole. There are currently 562 recognized tribes with a total membership of about 1.7 million. In addition, several hundred groups are currently seeking recognition. Federally recognized tribes are eligible to participate in federal assistance programs. In fiscal year 2000, about $4 billion was appropriated for programs and funding almost exclusively for recognized tribes. Additionally, recognition establishes a formal government-to- government relationship between the United States and a tribe. The quasi-sovereign status created by this relationship exempts certain tribal lands from most state and local laws and regulations. Such exemptions generally apply to lands that the federal government has taken in trust for a tribe or its members. Currently, about 54 million acres of land are being held in trust. The exemptions also include, where applicable, laws regulating gambling. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, which regulates Indian gambling operations, permits a tribe to operate casinos on land in trust if the state in which it lies allows casino-like gambling and the tribe has entered into a compact with the state regulating its gambling businesses. In 1999, federally recognized tribes reported an estimated $10 billion in gambling revenue, surpassing the amounts that the Nevada casinos collected that year.
Download or read book Indian Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Issues written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian Issues: Timeliness of the Tribal Recognition Process Has Improved, but It Will Take Years to Clear the Existing Backlog of Petitions
Download or read book Indian Issues written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian Issues: More Consistent and Timely Tribal Recognition Process Needed
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Download or read book Indian Issues written by Robin M. Nazzaro and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Tribal recognition written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Issues written by Veronica Rose and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the Bureau of Indian Affairs tribal recognition process, including the deadlines and opportunities for comment in the process, and various other Indian issues.
Download or read book Claiming Tribal Identity written by Mark Edwin Miller and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who counts as an American Indian? Which groups qualify as Indian tribes? These questions have become increasingly complex in the past several decades, and federal legislation and the rise of tribal-owned casinos have raised the stakes in the ongoing debate. In this revealing study, historian Mark Edwin Miller describes how and why dozens of previously unrecognized tribal groups in the southeastern states have sought, and sometimes won, recognition, often to the dismay of the Five Tribes—the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles. Miller explains how politics, economics, and such slippery issues as tribal and racial identity drive the conflicts between federally recognized tribal entities like the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and other groups such as the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy that also seek sovereignty. Battles over which groups can claim authentic Indian identity are fought both within the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Federal Acknowledgment Process and in Atlanta, Montgomery, and other capitals where legislators grant state recognition to Indian-identifying enclaves without consulting federally recognized tribes with similar names. Miller’s analysis recognizes the arguments on all sides—both the scholars and activists who see tribal affiliation as an individual choice, and the tribal governments that view unrecognized tribes as fraudulent. Groups such as the Lumbees, the Lower Muscogee Creeks, and the Mowa Choctaws, inspired by the civil rights movement and the War on Poverty, have evolved in surprising ways, as have traditional tribal governments. Describing the significance of casino gambling, the leader of one unrecognized group said, “It’s no longer a matter of red; it’s a matter of green.” Either a positive or a negative development, depending on who is telling the story, the casinos’ economic impact has clouded what were previously issues purely of law, ethics, and justice. Drawing on both documents and personal interviews, Miller unravels the tangled politics of Indian identity and sovereignty. His lively, clearly argued book will be vital reading for tribal leaders, policy makers, and scholars.
Download or read book Process of Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes written by United States Senate and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Process of federal recognition of Indian tribes: hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, September 19, 2007.
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Download or read book Indian Issues written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " As of January 3, 2012, the United States recognized 566 Indian tribes. Federal recognition confers specific legal status on tribes and imposes certain responsibilities on the federal government, such as an obligation to provide certain benefits to tribes and their members. Some tribes are not federally recognized but have qualified for and received federal funding. Some of these non-federally recognized tribes are state recognized and may be located on state reservations. GAO was asked to address (1) the key means by which non-federally recognized tribes have been eligible for federal funding and (2) the amount of federal funding awarded to non-federally recognized tribes for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. GAO also identified some eligibility and federal financial reporting issues related to non-federally recognized tribes. GAO compiled a list of about 400 non-federally recognized tribes and reviewed information from federal agencies, USAspending.gov, states, and other sources to identify tribes' federal funding and eligibility. "
Download or read book Ten Years of Tribal Government Under I R A written by Theodore H. Haas and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
