 The petition for federal recognition was revived in 1989, but the BIA's preliminary finding was that the Mohegan had not satisfied the criteria of documenting continuity in social community, and political authority and influence as a tribe through the twentieth century.In 1990, the Mohegan band led by Chief Courtland Fowler submitted a detailed response to meet the BIA's concerns.The tribe included compiled genealogies and other records, including records pertaining to the Mohegan Congregational Church in Montville.