Federal Recognition is Re-affirmed by the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs

2000
Written By Erin Strain

After a protracted and arduous struggle, Shoonaq Tribe of Kodiak is officially reaffirmed as a federally recognized tribe by the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, thereby becoming eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and to have a government-to-government relationship with the U.S government.

Information source: Internal Tribal document in the form of a letter from the U.S Department of the Interior

Erin Strain
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