Indian Affairs Bureau August 24, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs (PDAS- IA) proposes to determine that the petitioner known as the Brothertown Indian Nation is not an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner does not satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in the applicable regulations, and, therefore, does not meet the requirements for a government- to-government relationship with the United States.