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GA HB823
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Tom Kirby
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AI Summary
- Amends O.C.G.A. § 44-12-300 to add the North Georgia Cherokee Indians, headquartered at 55 West New Street, Winder, Georgia 30680, as the fourth state-recognized legitimate American Indian tribe in Georgia
- The tribe accepts members who are documented descendants of Indians listed on a federal roll, primarily the 1928 Baker Roll of Eastern Cherokees, using the same lineage and ancestry qualifications as the Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Declares legislative findings that many Cherokee people remained in the Southeast after the Trail of Tears and that descendants of North Georgia clans have organized as a charitable corporation
- Notes the tribe is actively pursuing Cherokee language classes for school children, grants for American Indian health care programs, and plans to open a Cherokee museum in Georgia
Legislative Description
North Georgia Cherokee Indians; legitimate American Indian Tribe; recognize
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/6/2018
Full Bill Text
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