Nation

Ramapough Lenape Nation

Not yet reviewed by this nation. What follows comes from public records and research. It does not speak for the nation.

Recognition, as each source states it

Recognition is a legal and political status that governments assign; it is not a measure of who a people are.

Recognized by a state, NJ (1980)Recognized since 1980 by concurrent legislative resolution and state statutes; acknowledged in 2019 Settlement Agreement with the NJ Attorney Generalsource

Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website

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nj.gov/oag/newsreleases19/Ramapough_Settlement-Agreement.pdfreference work
the State of New Jersey has officially and formally recognized the Ramapough Lenape Nation as an American Indian Tribe since 1980.