Decision due today on federal acknowledgement of tribe - 2004-01-29
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs will determine today whether to give federal recognition to the Connecticut-based Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, the first of a number of decisions impacting New England tribes expected this year.
A Connecticut congressman, simultaneously, brought in legislation on Wednesday that would require Indian tribes to obtain state legislative authorization prior to building casinos.
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