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Ramapough Mountain Indians

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

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Not on the federal list, New Jersey / New York (Ramapo Mountains)Petitioner #58, declined acknowledgment effective 1/7/1998 (61 FR 4476, 63 FR 888); plaintiff in Ramapough Mountain Indians v. Norton, 25 F. App'x 2 (D.C. Cir. 2001), cert. denied 537 U.S. 817 (2002).source

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bia.gov/sites/bia.gov/files/assets/as-ia/ofa/admindocs/ListPetByState_2013-11-12.pdfreference work
Declined Acknowledgment effective 1/7/1998 61 FR 4476, 63 FR 888
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Ramapough Mountain Indians v. Norton (D.C. Cir. 2001) Date Filed: December 11th, 2001