Tribe Continues to be Omitted From the List of Federally Recognized Tribes

On October 21, 1993, during the term of Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Ada Deer, the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued another list of tribes in the United States eligible for services from the Department, and again acknowledged those listed tribes as having “all the immunities and privileges available to other federally acknowledged Indian tribes by virtue of their government-to-government relationship with the United States as well as the responsibilities, powers, limitations and obligations of such tribes.”

Again, the Kodiak Tribal Council, Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak was not included on this list. Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak continued to vigorously pursue gaining federal recognition from the U.S. government in order to retain the benefits of a government-to-government relationship.

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Information sources: Kodiak Tribal Council Resolution 93-20 and University of Alaska Fairbanks course materials from the class TM112 titled Federal Indian Law for Alaska Tribes