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GA HR1180
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/30/2022
Primary Sponsor
Rick Jasperse
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AI Summary
- Georgia House of Representatives commends the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and other historical tribes—including the Yuchi, Chickasaw, Miccosukee, Seminole, and Shawnee—in honor of Native American Honoring Day
- Acknowledges that Native American ancestors inhabited Georgia's lands for millennia, with the Lower Muscogee Creek occupying the Fall Line, Piedmont, and coastal plain, and the Cherokee occupying northern Georgia's mountains
- Recounts key historical events including the 1739 Treaty of Coweta promoting peace between tribes and the colony, the 1825 designation of New Echota as the Cherokee Nation's capital, and the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmation of Native sovereign rights in Worcester v. Georgia
- Recognizes the harms of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which led to the forced removal of approximately 17,000 Creeks to Oklahoma Territory and the Cherokee Trail of Tears, described by a 1997 Georgia General Assembly resolution as "one of the most sordid chapters in our state's history"
- Proclaims "Let us go down to the river, let us bury the hatchet and plant the tree of peace" and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute the resolution to the public and press
Legislative Description
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the historical tribes that once called Georgia their home, including the Yuchi Tribe, Chickasaw Nation, Miccosukee & others; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/30/2022
Full Bill Text
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