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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 ...
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.
In January 2015, the United States' Federal Register issued an official list of 566 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. [5] The number of tribes increased to 567 in July 2015 with the federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia. [6]
Ohio has no office to manage Indian affairs [22] and no state-recognized tribes. [6] United Remnant Band of the Shawnee Nation of Bellefontaine Ohio: In 1979 and 1980, the Ohio state legislature held hearings about state recognition of the United Remnant Band. [63]
In 1982, the tribe believed it received official recognition from the State of New Jersey via Senate Concurrent Resolution Number 73. 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.).
In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos. In some western states, notably Nevada , there are Native American areas called Indian colonies . Populations are the total census counts and include non-Native American people as well, sometimes making up a majority of the residents.
Brotherton: New Jersey's First and Only Indian Reservation and the Communities of Shamong and Tabernacle That Followed. Plexus Publishing, Inc. p. 109. The Nanticoke-Lenape of Bridgeton, New Jersey, and other individuals of native ancestry remain in the area and hold Coaxen as a sacred place. [21] [22]
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.