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Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes: The Administrative Process (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date April 28, 2023
Report Number IG10038
Report Type Infographic
Authors Mainon Schwartz; Brion Long
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Federal recognition (sometimes called federal acknowledgment) is a term of art formalizing a relationship between the United States and a recognized Indian Tribe, through which the Tribe becomes "eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians." Federal recognition engenders certain rights and protections for the recognized Tribe. There are currently federally recognized Tribes