Take a look at the video piece I did for my Video Documentary class at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism! Please feel free to leave your comments below. -NativeJournalist
Archive for the ‘Federal Recognition’ Category
The Chickahominy Fight – Teaser
Posted in Controversial Issues, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Diary, Federal Recognition, General Native American Interest, Personal/About Me, Pow Wow, tagged Adkins, BIA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chickahominy Tribe, Coburn, Congress, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Department of Vital Statistics, documentary, federal recognition, journalism, Moran, Senate, Virginia, Walter Plecker on 2011/12/07 | 1 Comment »
Shinnecock Indian Tribe granted federal recognition
Posted in Federal Recognition, General African American Interest, Political on 2010/06/16 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to the Shinnecock Tribe! They have (finally!) been recognized as a sovereign nation by the US government! Read the press release on the BIA’s website here. And read the article about it in the NYTimes here. -NativeJournalist
Senate on Indian Affairs Committee to Consider Bill to Recognize Virginia Tribes
Posted in Federal Recognition, General Native American Interest, Personal/About Me, Political on 2009/10/22 | 1 Comment »
I’ve taken a short break from posting because I’ve been busy studying for the GRE exam in addition to working and taking a French class. But, I couldn’t help myself from mentioning that today the Senate on Indian Affairs committee is voting on S. 1178, legislation to extend federal recognition to six Virginia tribes: the [...]
