25 C.F.R. § 83.20
How does an entity request Federal acknowledgment?
Any entity that believes it can satisfy the criteria in this part may submit a documented petition under this part to: Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attention: Office of Federal Acknowledgment, Mail Stop 4071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2023 · leading case: Frank's Landing Indian Cmty. v. Nat'l Indian Gaming Comm'n, 242 F. Supp. 3d 1156 (W.D. Wash. 2017).
Frank's Landing Indian Cmty. v. Nat'l Indian Gaming Comm'n, 242 F. Supp. 3d 1156 (W.D. Wash. 2017). “To obtain recognition by the Secretary as an “Indian tribe” under the List Act, an Indian or Alaskan Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community must submit an application to the Secretary by documented petition pursuant to 25 C.F.R. § 83.20 and show that it…”
Historical E. Pequot Tribe v. Off. of Fed. Acknowledgment, Bureau of Indian Affairs (D.D.C. 2023). “, filing a “documented petition,” 25 C.F.R. § 83.20 — was “the sole administrative avenue for acknowledgement as an Indian tribe,” and that an entity that has been previously denied acknowledgment under Part 83 was ineligible.”
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