Schaghticoke files 2nd Circuit appeal for acknowledgment restoration

The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation is back in court seeking restoration of its federal acknowledgment.

Attorneys for STN filed a brief in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York March 6, asking the appellate court to reverse a federal district court judge’s decision dismissing the tribe’s case against the Interior Department, and to order the interior and the BIA to restore its Final Determination acknowledging STN as a federally recognized tribe.

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