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SEPTEMBER 19, 2000

The Bureau of Indian Affairs won't stop recognizing tribes, at least for now, despite a request made by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

Blumenthal had called for a moratorium on all pending petitions. But the BIA said to do so is not in the best interests of tribes who have been waiting for a decision from the Bureau.

Besides opposing decisions from the BIA on tribes in his state, Blumenthal is also opposing a bill that would create an independent commission on federal recognition. Among other concerns, Blumenthal believes the bill dilutes the criteria require to establish if a group seeking recognition is indeed a tribe.

Get the Bill:
A bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes (S.611)

Get the Story:
BIA Rejects Tribal Recognition Moratorium (The New London Day 9/19)

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Lieberman asked to oppose bill (Tribal Law 9/18)
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Lieberman's record resurfaces (The Talking Circle 08/22)
Town: Gover a 'mockery' (The Talking Circle 5/25)
Gover wants BIA out of nastiness (Tribal Law 5/25)
Key Provisions of the Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1999 (Tribal Law 5/25)

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Federal Recognition (Tribal Law 5/17)