The Bureau of Indian Affairs has received petitions from forty Indian groups seeking to be acknowledged by the Federal Government as Indian tribes. A list of the forty groups, from 21 states, is being published in the Federal Register as required by regulations made effective October 2, 1978. These regulations establish the procedures for establishing that an American Indian group exists as an American Indian Tribe.
A total of 496.Indian or Alaska Native groups are now acknowledged by the Federal Government to be tribes. These groups are located in 27 states and include 218 Alaskan Village groups. Under the regulations only those groups whose members and their ancestors existed in tribal relations since aboriginal times and have retained some aspects of their tribal sovereignty can be acknowledged as tribes. Failure to be acknowledged under these regulations would not constitute a denial that this group is Indian. Acknowledgment of tribal existence is a prerequisite to the protection, services and benefits from the Federal Government available to Indian tribes.
Groups from seven states, not presently listing any federally recognized tribes, are among the petitioners. These states are Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina. Other states represented by petitioners are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington.
A list of the groups seeking Federal recognition is attached.
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Alabama Principal Creek Indian Nation East of the Mississippi Creek Nation East of the Mississippi (Poarch, Alabama) |
Connecticut Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut c/o Mr. Roy Sebastian Mohegan Indian Group |
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Alaska Tsimshian Tribal Council |
Delaware Nanticoke Indian Association |
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California Antelope Valley Indian Community c/o Mr. Wesley Dick Ione Band
c/o Mrs. Bernice Villa Route l, Box 191 Ione, California 95640
Mono Lake Indian Community
c/o Mr. William J. Anderson Post Office Box 237 Lee Vining, California 93541 Plumas County Indians, Inc, |
Florida Creeks East of the Mississippi Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians
c/o Mr. James E. Waite Post Office Box 462
Pensacola, Florida 32592 |
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Colorado Munsee Thames River Delaware
c/o Mr. William Lee Little Soldier Post Office Box 587
Manitou Springs, Colorado 80911 |
Georgia Cherokee Indians of Georgia, Inc.
c/o Mr, J. C. White Cloud Reynolds 1516 14th Avenue
Columbus, Georgia 31901
Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe East of the Mississippi, Inc. Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, lnc.
c/o Mr. W. R. Jackson
Route l, Box III Leesburg, Georgia 31763 |
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Kansas Delaware-Muncie
c/o Mr. Clio Caleb Church Box 274
Pomona, Kansas 66076
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Montana Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
c/o Mr. George Plummer Star Route
Post Office Box 21 Dodson, Montana 59524
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Louisiana Choctaw-Apache Indians Clifton-Choctaw Indians Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe (Marksville, Louisiana)
c/o Native American Rights Fund 1712 N Street, N. W. Second Floor
Washington, D,C. 20036
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New Mexico San Juan de Guadalupe Tiwa (Tortugas, New Mexico)
c/o Diamond, Rash, Leslie & Schwartz 1208 Southwest National Bank
El Paso, Texas 79901 |
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Massachusetts Mashpee Wampanoag |
New York Shinnecock Tribe |
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North Carolina Faircloth Indians Hatteras Tuscarora Indians |
North Dakota Little Shell Band of North Dakota
c/o Ms. Mary Z. Wilson
Dunseith, North Dakota 58329 |
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South Carolina Four Hole Indian Organization |
Oregon Coos Tribe of Indians |
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Michigan Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa-Chippewas Huron Potawatomi Band Lac Vieux Desert |
Washington Cowlitz Tribe of Indians (Lewis County)
c/o Mr. Joseph E, Cloquet 2815 Dale Lane East Tacoma, Washington 98424
Duwamish Indian Tribe
15614 First Avenue Seattle, Washington 98392
Jamestown Clallam Tribe of Indians
Route 5, Box 687
Port Angeles, Washington 98392 Samish Tribe of Indians
c/o Mr. Robert Wooten Samish Tribal Office
Post Office Box 217 Anacortes, Washington 98221
Snohomish Tribe of Indians
c/o Mr. Alfred Cooper Snohomish Corresponding Secretary
5101 27th Avenue West
Everett, Washington 98203 Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
c/o Ms. Helen C. Harvey 20204 112th S.E. Kent, Washington 98031 Steilacoom Tribe
c/o Ms. Joan K. Marshall 2212 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402 |
