1.   As a result, the Narragansett, just as the Tiguas, have federal recognition but with no rights to engage in gaming covered under the Indian gaming act.

2.   As head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Gover had final responsibility for conferring federal recognition of tribes.

3.   Besides the right to open a casino, federal recognition makes tribes eligible for federal assistance in housing, health, education and other programs.

4.   Both senators supported a bill that denied federal recognition of same-sex marriages, as well as legislation currently in Congress that would ban employment discrimination against gays.

5.   A bill called the Defense of Marriage Act, which would deny federal recognition and benefits to marriages of same-sex couples, is moving quickly through Congress.

6.   A bipartisan law bars federal recognition of gay or lesbian partnerships as marriages, and lets states do the same.

7.   Clinton announced his support for the bill, which would deny federal recognition of marriages between people of the same sex.

8.   Even staunch Indian defenders concede that the riches attached to federal recognition have given the people of Connecticut reason to be skeptical.

9.   Federal recognition would also mean that the tribe would have to draft a new constitution and set up a new government.

10.   Federal recognition is a requirement for an Indian tribe to open a casino.