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GA SR943
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Mullis
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate commends the Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe and the Cherokee Nation for their significant contributions to the history of Georgia and the nation
- Acknowledges that Native American ancestors inhabited Georgia's lands for millennia and that Chief Tomochichi of the Yamacraw Creek gifted tribal land to General James Oglethorpe for the establishment of Savannah
- Recognizes key historical milestones including the 1801 Moravian mission school at Spring Place, the 1825 designation of New Echota as the Cherokee Nation's capital, and the creation of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper using Sequoyah's syllabary
- Acknowledges the forced removal of Native peoples from Georgia, including the Trail of Tears, describing it as "one of the most sordid chapters in our state's history," and references the U.S. Supreme Court's Worcester v. Georgia ruling affirming Cherokee sovereign rights
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe and the Cherokee Nation
Legislative Description
Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe and the Cherokee Nation; commend
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/12/2020
Full Bill Text
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