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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001

The chief of the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe on Monday told a Connecticut newspaper he was excited by an upcoming hearing addressing federal recognition.

A federal judge on November 14 will hear arguments on the tribe's lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe says the BIA has failed to act on its federal recognition petition in a timely manner.

The tribe had been denied recognition in 19999. A former member of the Clinton administration agreed to have the BIA reconsider the petition based on a broader set of criteria.

Get the Story:
Golden Hills tribe buoyed by setting of date for lawsuit (The New London Day 9/25)

Relevant Links:
Branch of Acknowledgment and Research - http://www.doi.gov/bia/ack_res.html

Related Stories:
Recognition case heads to court (9/24)
Letter: Apologize to Paugussett Tribe (8/29)
On the recognition radar (8/3)
BIA has small goal for big problem (5/22)
Draft study cites problems with casino (4/24)
Tribe sues BIA for recognition (4/4)
Federal recognition update (2/26)

Related Decisions:
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, In re Federal Acknowledgment of the - www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/34ibia/34ibia018.PDF (34 IBIA 18 6/99)
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, In re Federal Acknowledgment of the - www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/34ibia/34ibia055.PDF (34 IBIA 15 7/99)
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, In re Federal Acknowledgment of the - www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/33ibia/33ibia004.PDF (33 IBIA 4 9/98)
www.doi.gov/oha/ibiadecisions/32ibia/32ibia216.PDF (32 IBIA 216 6/98)

Blasts from the Past - Indianz.Com Recognition Classics:
Recognition findings a departure (8/16)
Decisions put Gover in the middle (08/16)
Gover wants BIA out of nastiness (05/25)
Town: Gover a 'mockery' (5/25)