Interior Proposed Findings for Two Federal Acknowledgment Petitioners

In today’s Friday afternoon release from Interior:

WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today issued proposed findings for two petitioners under the Federal Acknowledgment Process. The decisions include a proposed finding to acknowledge the petitioner known as the Pamunkey Indian Tribe (Petitioner #323) as a federally recognized Indian Tribe, and a proposed finding to decline acknowledgment for the petitioner known as the Meherrin Indian Tribe of North Carolina (Petitioner #119b).

Release here.

The proposed findings and Fed Register notices are not yet up here, though the release indicates they will be soon.

Meherrin Indian Tribe Interior page is here.