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O.C.G.A. § 44-12-300 — Tribes, bands, groups, or communities recognized by state as legitimate American Indian Tribes | Georgia Code
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TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Section 12. Rights in Personalty, 44-12-1 through 44-12-322.

ARTICLE 7 PROTECTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN HUMAN REMAINS AND BURIAL OBJECTS

44-12-300. Tribes, bands, groups, or communities recognized by state as legitimate American Indian Tribes.

  1. The State of Georgia officially recognizes as legitimate American Indian tribes of Georgia the following tribes, bands, groups, or communities:
  2. The General Assembly may recognize tribes, bands, groups, or communities other than those stated in subsection (a) of this Code section as the General Assembly deems appropriate.

(1)

The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee P.O. Box 1993 Dahlonega, Georgia 30533; (2) The Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe Route 2, Box 370 Whigham, Georgia 31797; and (3) The Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council Saint George, Georgia 31646.

(Code 1981, §44-12-300, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1813, § 2.)

Law reviews.

- For comment, "Lawless by Design: Jurisdiction, Gender and Justice in Indian Country," see 59 Emory L. J. 1515 (2010).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Indian tribe not public entity.

- The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee Indians is not a "public agency, public corporation, or public authority" as the phrase is used in Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. III, Para. I. 1995 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U95-21.

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