Petitions in Process

The table below lists the petitioners that are in the acknowledgment process under 25 CFR Part 83 acknowledgment regulations as revised in 2015.

Petitions in Process as of Fri Sep 13, 2024

Petition Number Petitioning Group Name State Stage of Process Entity Leading Stage Projected End Date of Stage Projected Next Stage in Process
404 Petition #404: Chihene Nde Nation of New Mexico, NM NM Commenting on Documented Petition Parties 2024-08-14 Responding to Comments on Narrative
403 Petition #403: Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, CA CA Responding to Comments on Narrative Petitioner TBD Awaiting active consideration for Phase I
402 Petition #402 Butte Tribe of Bayou Bourbeaux (BTB), LA LA Responding to Comments on Narrative Petitioner No time limit Awaiting active consideration for Phase I
401 Petition #401 Schaghticoke Indian Tribe (SIT), CT CT Responding to Phase I TA Review Petitioner No time limit Preparing Phase I PF
032 Petition #032: Muscogee Nation of Florida, FL FL Phase II TA Review OFA TBD Responding to Phase II TA Review
005 Petition #005: Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe of the Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe, NM NM Responding to Phase I TA Review Petitioner No time limit Responding to Comments on Phase I TA letter by other parties

Groups that will become petitioners when they supplement their petitions

Petition Number Petitioner Name State Entity Leading Stage Projected End Date of Stage
056A Biloxi, Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogees, Inc. LA Petitioner no time limit
056B Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe LA Petitioner no time limit
119B Meherrin Tribe NC Petitioner no time limit
084A Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation CA Petitioner no time limit
056 United Houma Nation, Inc., LA LA Petitioner no time limit

The petitioners in this table have stated that they will supplement their petitions with additional material. When one of these petitioners submits additional materials and declares that its submissions are complete, the Department will review the materials and move the petitioner onto the Register of Documented Petitions in accordance with 25 CFR 83.21-22.

Under section 83.7(b) of the acknowledgment regulations, several petitioners chose to complete the acknowledgment process under the previous version of the acknowledgment regulations (the 25 CFR Part 83 acknowledgment regulations as revised April 1, 1994). These petitioners are:

Per letter of September 8, 2021, Petitioner #158 (Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians) withdrew from the 25 CFR Part 83 acknowledgment process in accordance with §83.30.

Further information on these petitioners is available on the Recent Acknowledgment Actions page and on the page dedicated to a specific petitioner.

Key for "Stage of Process" columns:

  • AC = Administrative Correspondence
  • DP = Documented Petition
  • FD = Final Determination
  • FR = Federal Register
  • OHA = Office of Hearings and Appeals
  • TA= Technical Assistance
  • PF = Proposed Finding