Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe

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The Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Reservation has filed a petition for Federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe, and the Department of the Interior seeks public comment and evidence.

Original source language: Federal Register — Interior DepartmentOpen original release →

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