Judge grants remand in Duwamish case
A Washington federal judge has approved the U.S. Department of the Interior’s request to reconsider the Duwamish Tribe’s federal recognition under updated 2015 guidelines. The decision reopens the record, allowing the tribe to submit new evidence in its decades-long fight for acknowledgment. The Duwamish Tribe argues its recognition was never legally terminated, while the DOI maintains the review could lead to a different outcome.
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