Betting on transparency: toward fairness and integrity in the Interior Department's tribal recognition process : hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, May 5, 2004 |
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39 IBIA acknowledgment decisions action administration appeal Assistant Secretary Attorney BENEDICT BIA's BLUMENTHAL Bureau of Indian Chairman TOM DAVIS Christopher Shays CIAC Committee on Government Congress Congressman Connecticut court delegation Department DEVANEY documents Donald Trump Eastern Pequot Tribe EPTN evidence Federal Acknowledgment federal government federal recognition final determination financial backers Gail Norton gambling going Government Reform hearing IGRA impact Indian Affairs Indian casinos Indian gaming Indian tribes interested parties Interior investors issue land claims legislation lobbying lobbyists Lyle Berman Mashantucket Pequot Mashantucket Pequot Tribe million Mohegan Mohegan Sun Native Americans NIPMUC NATION North Stonington Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Pequot Tribal Nation petitioning groups Plains Regional Director proposed finding questions recognition decisions recognized tribes record reservation Rob Simmons ROSIER Schaghticoke Tribal Nation Secretary for Indian Selectman SHAYS staff testimony Thank towns transparency tribal recognition process U.S. Congress
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Page 100 - ask that you consider legislation to gain control of the process and put in law the seven criteria necessary for recognition. Thank you for your time and I would be happy to answer
Page 106 - The end result could be that the resolution of tribal recognition cases will have less to do with the attributes and qualities of a group as an independent political entity deserving of a government-to-government relationship with the United States and more to do with the resources that petitioners and third parties can marshal to develop
Page 135 - the federal tribal acknowledgment process. I am Nicholas Mullane, First Selectman of North Stonington, Connecticut. I testify today also on behalf of Susan Mendenhall, Mayor of Ledyard, and Robert Congdon, First Selectman of Preston. As the First Selectman of North Stonington, a small town in Connecticut with a population of
Page 18 - local municipalities who have no right to tax, zone or plan for these facilities. Small rural roads are overburdened with traffic, understaffed local police departments are routinely working overtime, and volunteer fire and ambulance services are overwhelmed with emergency calls. The small towns that host and neighbor these casinos are simply overwhelmed by this strain.
Page 135 - 5,000. I have experienced first-hand the problems presented by federal Indian policy for local governments and communities. Although these problems arise under various issues, including trust land acquisition and Indian gaming, this testimony addresses only the tribal acknowledgment process.
Page 84 - it is withdrawn or modified by subsequent resolution. CERTIFICATION The foregoing resolution was adopted at the 60* Annual Session of the National Congress of American Indians, held at the Albuquerque Convention Center,
Page 36 - members of the committee. My name is Theresa Rosier, and I am Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. I would like to submit my full testimony for the record, but
Page 34 - process. The impacts of federal recognition of an Indian tribe cannot be understated underscoring the urgent need for reform. A decision to acknowledge an Indian tribe has profound and irreversible effects on tribes, states, local communities and the public. Federal recognition creates a
Page 39 - am pleased to be here today to speak on behalf of the Department of the Interior about the Federal acknowledgment process,
Page 20 - In conclusion, federal recognition policies are turning the "Constitution State" into the "casino state." We want more control over the process. We want more transparency and definition to the process. We want relief provided to our localities for what can be a very expensive battle on a very uneven playing field. And we want to get the money out of the process