HISTORICAL EASTERN PEQUOT TRIBE v. OFFICE OF FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-00054

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

James E. Boasberg

  1. November 01, 2023

    DC Judge Tosses Conn. Tribe Recognition Suit

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday tossed a Connecticut-based Native American tribe's lawsuit targeting the Bureau of Indian Affairs' allegedly glacial federal recognition process, finding the agency has already formally denied the tribe acknowledgment.

  2. October 05, 2023

    Conn. Tribe Questions BIA Letter Denying It Recognition

    A Connecticut-based Native American tribe said it's ready to challenge the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs' assertion that the agency already made a final decision not to federally recognize the tribe, urging a D.C. federal judge to permit its suit over the allegedly glacial federal recognition process.

  3. August 15, 2023

    Federal Court Again Delays Conn. Tribe's Recognition Suit

    A U.S. district court judge has again pushed back a U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs deadline for answering a Connecticut-recognized Native American tribe's suit for federal recognition, launched early this year after what the group said was a fruitless quarter-century effort to undo a reversal.