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Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 12. RIGHTS IN PERSONALTY · Article 7. PROTECTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN HUMAN REMAINS AND BURIAL OBJECTS · Part 3. LEGITIMATE AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES

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

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The State of Georgia officially recognizes as legitimate American Indian tribes of Georgia the following tribes, bands, groups, or communities:#

    1. (1)

      The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee#

      1. P.O. Box 1323

      2. Dahlonega, Georgia 30533;

    2. (2)

      The Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe#

      1. Tama Reservation

      2. 107 Tall Pine Drive

      3. Whigham, Georgia 39897; and

    3. (3)

      The Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council#

      1. 110 Cherokee Way

      2. Saint George, Georgia 31562.

  2. (b)

    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.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 44-12-300, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1813, § 2; Ga. L. 2024, p. 659, § 2/HB 43, effective July 1, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, updated the addresses in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3).

Law reviews

For article, “Tribal Land, Tribal Territory,” see 56 Ga. L .Rev. 967 (2022). For note, “To Trust or Not To Trust: Native American Healthcare Improve-ment in the Supreme Court’s Hands,” see 56 Ga. L. Rev. 1281 (2022).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t44-ch8-17-(v32)-pdf.pdf, Volume V32, 2022 edition, 2025 supplement, page 43; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 41d663706f28.