Valuing Federal Recognition of Tribes, The Pamunkey Tribe Experience

April 8, 2015, The Pamunkey Tribe experience isn’t unlike most others trying and those that have tried, both with success and not, to achieve federal recognition. These 2 links, while the journalists’ take on who oppressed who and why, give an idea of what ‘interests’ tribes have to – in addition to the fundamental criteria – navigate. Also what ‘interests’, in USA members of Congress and Senate, and in Canada, parliament, government officials also have to take into consideration.

http://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/article_74ba3e8e-250e-5867-afd4-41238d9c8e86.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/opposition-to-federal-recognition-of-virginia-tribe-heats-up/2015/03/31/aff6e4f2-d6fb-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html

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