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Congress passed Public Law 106-568, the Shawnee Tribe Status Act of 2000, and the Shawnee Tribe was able to organize as their own autonomous, federally recognized tribe. James R. Squirrel was the initial Chairman and was recognized by the AARP in 2009, as being instrumental in the Shawnee Tribe being federally recognized.
There are 4,675 enrolled Absentee Shawnee tribal members as of June 30, 2024. [1] Approximately 74% of members live in Oklahoma as of 2020. [4] Tribal membership is based on blood quantum criteria, with applicants required to have a minimum of one-eighth (1/8) documented Absentee-Shawnee blood to be accepted as members, as established by the tribal constitution. [5]
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1]
[1] Members of a state-recognized tribe are still subject to state law and government, and the tribe does not have sovereign control over its affairs. State recognition confers few benefits under federal law. It is not the same as federal recognition, which is the federal government's acknowledgment of a tribe as a dependent sovereign nation ...
Xolon Salinan Tribe, Bay Point, CA [33] Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/2001. [27] Yak Tityu Tityu Yak Tiłhini, also yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region, YTT Northern Chumash Tribe, San Luis Obispo, CA [68] Yamassee Native American Association of Nations, [69] Van Nuys, CA
Giving the land in Johnson County to the Shawnee Tribe “would almost be an insult,” another tribe says.
Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe has testified about his people's experiences at boarding schools. "It's not an academic discussion," Barnes said. "Terrible things happen to people."
The Second Chief, Treasurer, Secretary, First Council, Second Council, and Third Council comprise the Business Committee. The Eastern Shawnee Tribe issues its own tribal vehicle tags. [1] Membership in the tribe is based on documented lineal descent to persons listed on the Dawes Rolls. [1] The tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirements.