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Ani-Stohini/Unami
Typeunrecognized tribe
Location
Membership350

The Ani-Stohini/Unami is a cultural heritage group based in Virginia.

In the 1960s, the group took the name Ani-Stohini/Unami. Their original petition for federal recognition in 1968 was lost during the take over of The Bureau of Indian Affairs by the American Indian Movement in 1972 according to Holly Reckord, the former director of BAR.

While they identify as being Native American, they are an unrecognized organization. They are neither state-recognized nor federally recognized as a Native American tribe.

The 2010 US Census listed Tla Wilano and Ani-Stohini among its potential American Indians tribes, which was used in the census' 2020 consultation meetings. The US Census is self-reported, meaning there is no independent verification of an individual's claim of Native identity.

Petition for federal recognition

Misty Dawn Thomas submitted a letter on behalf of the Ani-Stohini/Unami Nation of intent to petition for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the Department of the Interior that was received in 1994. They were listed as petitioner #150; However, the organization never followed through with the petition for federal recognition and their address was marked as invalid.

State-recognition

The State of Virginia does not recognize the organization as a Native American tribe.

Activities

Leaders of the Ani-Stohini/Unami attended six White House meetings for non-federally recognized tribes during the Clinton Administration. This group worked with southwest Virginia U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher on several environmental issues and also during the application process. Senator John Warner wrote letters to the Interior Department on the tribe's behalf. In addition, the tribe lobbied the US Department of the Interior to protect the Appalachian Mountain Bog Turtle.

References

  1. ^ "Receipt of Petition for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe" (PDF). Federal Register. 60 (48). 13 March 1995. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "Federal and State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. "American Indian and Alaska Native Classification" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. Connolly, Michele; Jacobs, Bette (27 March 2020). "Counting Indigenous American Indians and Alaska Natives in the US census". Statistical Journal of the IAOS. 36 (1): 201–10. doi:10.3233/SJI-200615. S2CID 213029488. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. "Petitioners List for Federal Recognition by State". AAA Native Arts. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. "List of Petitions by State" (PDF). Bureau of Indian Affairs. US Department of the Interior. 12 November 2013. p. 48. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. Stockes, Brian (6 September 2000). "Virginia tribes begin a quest for federal recognition". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. Hare, Mary Gale (30 April 2004). "With turtles' safety assured, Hampstead Bypass OK'd". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 30 Aug 2022.

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