Sentence examples for received federal recognition from inspiring English sources
He is former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, which sought and received federal recognition in 2007 and had been buying land to build a casino.
The Mashantucket Pequots and the Mohegans, which received federal recognition in the 1990's, both operate billion-dollar casino gambling operations in Connecticut.
Shortly after 2 30 p.m. on March 7, Ms. Deer called the modest two-room tribal office in Uncasville and told Chief Ralph Sturges his tribe had received federal recognition.
The land claims, which stretched from Middletown to Wilton and from Greenwich through lower Westchester County in New York, were eventually dropped, but could have been revived if the tribe had received federal recognition.
Not only are many descended from a tribe that has never received federal recognition, but their lands are under assault from global warming and the oil industry, which has eroded the coastline and put miles of marshland under water.
The decision by the bureau handed a victory to political leaders and residents in Connecticut who were worried that the group, the Golden Hill Paugussetts, would be able to move ahead with its plans for casino gambling in Bridgeport if it received federal recognition as a tribe.
"The tribe receiving federal recognition means change for us," she said.
The Schaghticokes (pronounced SKAT-a-coke,) are the fourth tribe in Connecticut to receive federal recognition.
Steve Strunsky (NYT) CONNECTICUT HARTFORD: JUDGE TO DECIDE ON TRIBE -- In an effort to speed a decision on two lawsuits filed by the Schaghticoke Indian tribe, Senior Judge Peter C. Dorsey of Federal District Court has said he will determine whether the tribe should receive federal recognition.
The waiver was granted and Murphy was promoted by the Guard to major on 14 February 1956, receiving federal recognition of the promotion in rank from captain to major.
The week of June 24 , 2013 may spark the start of a new chapter in American history in which same-sex marriage receives federal recognition and binational same-sex married couples are finally able to embrace the U.S. as a potential homeland.
