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In this Oct. 30, 2015 photo, Giovanni R. Santini, appears at his wife's grave at a cemetery in Lafitte, La. Santini has spent decades trying to prove he's an American Indian, and folks in his bayou town no longer doubt he's a proud member of the 17,000-strong tribe Houma scattered across south Louisiana. Not so for the federal government. For decades, efforts by the Houma to become a federally recognized native American tribe have failed -- much like those of dozens of other groups nationwide. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Native Americans in Louisiana swamps seek tribal recognition

By Cain Burdeau - Associated Press

FBI, BIA investigating death of Tokio infant

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Leachman suing BIA over horse seizure

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Mass. tribe sees legal opinion as casino boost

By BOB SALSBERG - Associated Press

** FILE ** Wooden boards connect houses in the flood-prone village of Newtok, Alaska, in 2006. The Yup'ik Eskimo community, near Alaska's storm-battered coast, is running out of time as coastal erosion creeps ever closer. (AP Photo/Alaska Department of Commerce)

Tribal dispute puts Alaska village in limbo

By Rachel D'Oro - Associated Press