Political cronyism should not govern tribal recognition by Elise Daniel Press Secretary, House Committee on Natural Resources   The current tribal recognition process under the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is severely flawed, fraught with political exploitation and cronyism. Ahead of tomorrow’s markup on H.R. 3764, let’s take a closer look. Take Michael J. Anderson and Kevin Gover, for example, both BIA Clinton administration appointees. In the waning days of the Clinton administration, they “quietly reversed” the recommendation of the Department of the Interior (DOI) historians [...]