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 delegation Department DEVANEY documents Donald Trump Eastern Pequot Tribe EPTN evidence Federal Acknowledgment federal government federal recognition final determination financial backers Fred DeLuca 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 North Stonington Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Pequot Tribal Nation petitioning groups Plains Regional Director proposed finding questions recognition decisions recognized tribes record regulations 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 39 - This part applies only to those American Indian groups indigenous to the continental United States which are not currently acknowledged as Indian tribes by the Department. It is intended to apply to groups that can establish a substantially continuous tribal existence and which have functioned as autonomous entities throughout history until the present.
Page 77 - Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today, and I would be happy to answer your questions. [The prepared statement of Ms.
Page 40 - ... that the membership of the petitioning group is composed principally of persons who are not members of any acknowledged North American Indian tribe...
Page 39 - Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1900; second, show that a predominant portion of the petitioning group comprises a distinct community and has existed as a community from historical times until the present...
Page 18 - ... million a year into the state budget. Tribal members have also been personally generous with their wealth, supporting numerous community projects and charities. But there is also a considerable negative impact. In Connecticut, recognition means the right to operate a casino and that places pressure on 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,...
Page 34 - Federal recognition creates a govemment-to-govemment relationship between the tribe and the federal government and makes the tribe a quasi-sovereign nation. A federally recognized tribe is entitled to certain privileges and immunities under federal law: They are exempt from most state and local laws and land use and environmental regulations. They enjoy immunity from suit. They may seek to expand their land base by pursuing land claims against private landowners, or seeking to place land into trust...
Page 93 - Byrd, but if you all would stand, raise your right hands. [Witnesses sworn.] Mr. SHAYS. Note for the record our witnesses have responded in the affirmative.
Page 6 - I would like to thank all of our witnesses for appearing before the Committee, and I look forward to their testimony.
Page 40 - Indian tribe; and (7) demonstrate that neither the petitioner nor its members are the subject of congressional legislation that has expressly terminated or forbidden the Federal relationship. A criterion...