S. 147/H.R. 309: Process for Federal Recognition of a Native Hawaiian Governmental Entity
Description:
S. 147/H.R. 309, companion bills introduced in the 109th Congress, represent an effort to accord to Native Hawaiians a means of forming a governmental entity that could enter into government-to-government relations with the United States. This report describes the provisions of the reported version of S. 147; outlines some federal statutes and recent cases which might be relevant to the issue of federal recognition of a Native Hawaiian entity; and recounts some legal arguments that have been pr…
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Date:
September 27, 2005
Creator:
Murphy, M. Maureen
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department