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der=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%> Quinault block Cowlitz
JUNE 6, 2000

The Quinault Nation have temporarily delayed the final rule of federal recognition for the Cowlitz Tribe. With only a day left before the expiration of a 90-day appeal period, the Quinault filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Indian Appeals in May. The Quinault claim the Cowlitz have not existed as a tribal entity since the late 19th century. They also argue their membership is only loosely related to the historic Cowlitz tribe.

Due to provisions in an 1855 treaty and an Executive Order by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1873, members of the Cowlitz Tribe hold allotments in 16 percent of the Quinault reservation in Washington.

Cowlitz representatives say the move by the Quinault is politically motivated. The Quinault have controlled the tribal government since reorganization in 1934.

The tribe received federal recognition in February.

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Cowlitz federal recognition temporarily blocked by Quinault (Indian Country Today 6/7)

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