Senate Bill 2177, which would establish criteria for recognizing Indian tribes in Tennessee and grant tribal recognition to 6 specified groups, is scheduled to be voted on by the full Senate on April 24, 2012. The Senate State and Local Government Committee passed the bill on April 3 and referred it to the Senate Finance, Ways and [...]
Apr 202012
Apr 142012
On Tuesday, April 10, the Tennessee House of Representatives State and Local Government Committee deferred action on HB 2284, which would establish “standards for state recognition of Native American Indian tribes” and grant recognition as tribes to six groups, voting to send it to “summer study”. This action probably means that further action on the bill will not [...]
Apr 032012
Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey cast a tie-breaking vote for the Senate State and Local Government Committee this afternoon to pass Senate Bill 2177, which establishes standards for state recognition of Native American Indian tribes. The bill as introduced would also grant state recognition as a tribe to three groups, and an amendment was added today to [...]
Mar 202012
Legislation has been introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly that would establish a procedure for a petitioning group to become a state recognized Indian tribe. Senate Bill 2177 , introduced by Senator Stacey Campfield of Knoxville, and House Bill 2284, introduced by Representative Tony Shipley of Kingsport, would also grant state recognition as an Indian tribe to [...]
Apr 072011
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Cherokee Nation in Nielson v. Ketchum, a case involving a newborn granted temporary citizenship in the tribe in 2007 in accordance with the Cherokee Nation Citizenship Act. The child’s mother was not enrolled in the tribe at the time but did have an ancestor listed on the [...]
Akaka Introduces Bill To Correct Supreme Court Land Trust Decision
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Apr 012011
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, has introduced a bill (S.676) to fix problems created by a Supreme Court ruling in Carcieri v Salazar which will lead to inequities in federal Indian policy if not corrected. Representative Dale Kildee (D-Michigan), the co-chairman of the House Native American Caucus, also [...]
Mar 222011
National Indian Gaming Commission tells Alabama AG electronic bingo is legal on Poarch Creek land. Read the story at The Birmingham News: Poarch Creek bingo is legal, federal agency tells Alabama
