MOWA Choctaws Denied

By Associated Press
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Federal Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking federal recognition MOWA Choctaws Denied
Published: Thu, July 03, 2008 - 11:15 pm
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed the MOWA Band
of Choctaw Indians' lawsuit that sought to force federal
recognition for the tribe based in southwest Alabama.
Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade ruled that the tribe
waited too long to file its lawsuit. Tribal lawyers had argued that
a six-year window for filing suit had not run out because the U.S.
Bureau of Indian Affairs had not made it clear until May 2005 that
the tribe had no more recourse.
But the judge on Thursday pointed to a Nov. 26, 1999, letter
stating that the secretary of the Department of the Interior had
rejected any further consideration of the tribe's claim.
The ruling leaves the Poarch Creeks near Atmore as the only
federally recognized tribe in Alabama.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

MOWA Choctaws Denied
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