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What is Federal Acknowledgement? Federal acknowledgement is any procedure by which the United States establishes a government-to-government relationship wit an historic tribe, band, group, or community of Indians. The traditional means of establishing that relationship include: Federal congressional legislation; recognition by judicial determination; or recognition by the Executive branch [formerly, by Executive Order, and now by determination of the Secretary of Interior under regulations found at 25 Code of Regulations Part 83 (25CFR 83)]. The Secretary of Interior may also "reaffirm" or otherwise "clarify" the status of a previously-and unambiguously-federally recognized tribe, generally through an expedited form of the 25 CFR Park 83 process, as long as Congress never has terminated the Federal government-to-government relationship with the subject tribe through special legislation. What
is "Restoration" or "Untermination" of Tribal Status? Recent AAIA Activities During the last few years, AAIA has worked closely with the Piro/Manso/ Tiwa (PMT) Tribe in Las Cruces, NM. AAIA has worked to prepare a comprehensive documented petition for the Tribe. The work has included interviews on history, social interaction and governmental activities, extensive archival research, preparation of genealogies, qualitative and quantitative analysis of data, and the drafting of the petition itself, including numerous exhibits to the petition. The PMT Tribe is 5th on the list of tribes whose petitions are "ready for active consideration." In addition to its work on the petition, AAIA has assisted the Tribe with its governmental infrastructure, long-range planning and protection of tribal cultura1 resources, such as cemeteries and excavated burials. AAIA has also engaged in advocacy activities for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, including continued communications with local, state, and Federal agencies, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the House Resources Committee in efforts to ensure that the traditional tribal government is recognized by the federal government. AAIA has also provided support in the form of consultation and document location and identification to a number of other tribes seeking recognition, including the Middletown petitioner in California, Sierra Miwok, Antelope Valley Paiutes, and several other acknowledgment petitioners. Finally, AAIA has worked closely with Congress as it has considered legislative reform of the federal acknowledgment process. AAIA has provided considerable documentation and analytical analysis for Congress as it studies this issue. Click Here for FAQ's about Federal Acknowledgement
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