A local tribe seeking federal recognition has accused congressional leaders of obstructing the process, including interfering in their efforts to gain local support from the San Jose City Council.
Joey Iyolopixtli Torres, left, and Charlene Nijmeh, Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, speak during a rally in front of the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Accusing Bay Area leaders of obstructing its efforts to gain federal recognition, the Muwekma Ohlone tribe is lashing out at San Jose officials for continuing to delay a decision on whether to support the group’s endeavor.
A crowd of the tribe’s supporters rallied in front of City Hall before dozens addressed the Council about the important of recognition. In her letter to the City Council, Lofgren cautioned them against circumventing the BIA’s process, and raised questions about fairness for the other tribes that also had been previously denied.
“Because other members of the Bay Area congressional delegation share my concerns about gaming, the Tribe’s position has left us at an impasse and prevented us from engaging constructively on the complex underlying question of whether legislative recognition should be pursued at all,” Eshoo wrote to the City Council.
“It really is still going to require someone — a member of Congress, whether it’s someone from our delegation here or someone else in the United States — to carry this forward and carry the water for the tribe,” District 2 Councilmember Sergio Jimenez said.
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