11.   The recognition process was demeaning, even though it ended in legislative success, said Raoul Rubio, a spokesman for Arcadio Gastelum, Pascua Yaqui chairman.

12.   The report confirms that the tribal recognition process has been compromised.

13.   He says troubling questions have been raised about the recognition process.

14.   Leaders from the towns and tribes will meet with BIA staff at a public meeting Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington to discuss the recognition process.

15.   Most bodies were broken into pieces, making the recognition process extremely difficult, they said.

16.   Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., accused the Clinton administration of letting donations from tribes and supporters of tribal groups influence the recognition process.

17.   The federal government should stop recognizing American Indian tribes for the next six months and investigate the recognition process, a handful of Republican House members said Thursday.

18.   Unlike other eastern tribes, the Pequots did not go through the Bureau of Indian Affairs recognition process, which includes deep probes of genealogy and history.