AR SR6

Recognizes the Chickamauga Cherokee people as indigenous people to Arkansas, acknowledging their historical presence and sovereignty under the Treaty of Hopewell signed November 28, 1785

Notes that the Chickamauga Cherokee separated from the greater Cherokee body during the American Revolution, relocated to isolated areas, and eventually moved to settlements in what is now Alabama before being removed to Dardanelle on the Arkansas River in spring 1808

Acknowledges that the Chickamauga Cherokee lived in hiding for approximately 200 years and faced restrictions including inability to vote until 1924 and inability to freely practice their religion or teach their customs until the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act

Affirms that the Chickamauga Cherokee people have the same rights and protections afforded to all Arkansas citizens under the Treaty of Hopewell and state law

Requires the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the leader of the Chickamauga Cherokee people upon adoption