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The terms Commission of Indian Affairs, Commission of Indian Affairs, Commission on American Indian Affairs, or Commission on Native American Affairs refer to a U.S. state-level agencies, operating in several states to defend the interest of indigenous peoples, tribes and cultures. The Bureau of Indian Affairs handles these issues at federal-level.
In 1995, New Jersey established a Commission on American Indian Affairs (then termed the Commission on Native American Affairs) with two seats each for the recognized tribes of the Ramapough Mountain Indians, the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape, and the Powhatan Renape (the latter two groups are located in southern New Jersey.) In addition, two seats ...
In 1982, the tribe believed it received official recognition from the State of New Jersey via Senate Concurrent Resolution Number 73. [citation needed] This was reaffirmed through the tribe's statutory inclusion in the New Jersey State Commission on American Indian Affairs (New Jersey Public Law 1995 c. 295; New Jersey Statutes 52:16A-53 et. seq.).
The Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs was created by a legislative act of the General Court of Massachusetts in 1974, to advise the Commonwealth on how best to establish positive relationships with its Indigenous Tribes. [45] [46]
Pages in category "Native American tribes in New Jersey" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Dec. 15—The state Indian Affairs Department has a new leader. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed Josett D. Monette, who currently is the deputy secretary, to head an agency beset by ...
History of the Indian tribes of Hudson's River: their origin, manners and customs, tribal and sub-tribal organizations, wars, treaties, etc., etc. J. Munsell, (1872) Hutchinson, Viola L. (May 1945). The Origin of New Jersey Place Names (PDF). New Jersey Public Library Commission.
NJ Indian Americans who canvassed for Harris in Pennsylvania say Democrats missed the mark on messaging.