56.) " BIA recognition is important because it implies that the leader has the right to bind the tribe to agreements and control many programs." Quote from New York Times article-1993, reporting on Dept.of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs deciding what Oneida indian will be the federally recognized Leader of the Oneida Indian Nation and then appointed "BIA Representative" for the Oneida Indian Nation. (5 min. read)
This is from a New York Times article titled- "Indian Affairs Head Reverses Recognition of Oneida Leader". Dated September 26, 1993. New York Times.com The following are excerpts from this article. This is how it was done to the Oneida Indian Nation in 1993, as reported by the New York Times. And this is how it's still done, this time to the Cayuga Indian Nation in 2023. With the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs deciding who is going to be the federally recognized Leader of the Cayuga Nation, and then appointed "BIA Representative". As you can see, nothing has changed. It's the same BIA game plan- different Indian Nation. Start of excerpts from New York Times article: "In a decision that bodes well for the future of New York's only legal gambling casino, the head of Indian Affairs for the Clinton administration has reversed an earlier decision and reappointed Raymond Halbritter as the federally recognized leader of the Oneida In...