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 "The U.S. government officially recognizes more than 500 Indian tribes in the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. These federally recognized tribes are eligible for funding and services from the [[https://www.bia.gov/|Bureau of Indian Affairs]], either directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts."((//Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Resources for Native Americans//. Retrieved from [[https://www.usa.gov/tribes]].))
+==== State recognition of indigenous languages  ====
+=== Alaska ===
+The state of Alaska has recognised 20 Alaska Native Languages as official languages with the passing of  [[http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Meeting/Detail?Meeting=SSTA%202014-04-17%2009:01|House Bill 216]] in 2014: "An  Act  adding the  Inupiaq,  Siberian  Yupik, Central  Alaskan Yup'ik,  Alutiiq,  Unangax,   Dena'ina,  Deg  Xinag,  Holikachuk, Koyukon,  Upper   Kuskokwim,  Gwich'in,  Tanana,   Upper  Tanana, Tanacross,  Hän,  Ahtna,  Eyak,  Tlingit,  Haida,  and  Tsimshian languages as official languages of the state."((Smith, M. //20 Alaska Native Languages Now Official State Languages.// (2014, October 23). Alaska Public Media. Retrieved March 03, 2020 from [[https://www.alaskapublic.org/2014/10/23/20-alaska-native-languages-now-official-state-languages/]].))((Kelly, C.) //Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages//. (2014, April 21). KTOO. Retrieved March 03, 2020 from [[https://www.ktoo.org/2014/04/21/alaska-native-languages-bill-passes-15-hour-sit/]].))
+===Hawaii===
+In 1978, the state of Hawaii recognised Hawaiian as second official language alongside English in the Hawaiian Constitution of 1978, [[https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/05-Const/CONST_0015-0004.htm|Article XV, section four]].
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   * An overview of all acts concerning Indian Affairs can be found in [[https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title25&saved=L3ByZWxpbUB0aXRsZTI1L2NoYXB0ZXIyNw%3D%3D%7CZ3JhbnVsZWlkOlVTQy1wcmVsaW0tdGl0bGUyNS1jaGFwdGVyMjc%3D%7C%7C%7C0%7Cfalse%7Cprelim&edition=prelim|Chapter 25 of the United States Code]].
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 ==== Regulation of Indian Education ====