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O.C.G.A. § 44-12-300: Tribes, bands, groups, or communities recognized by state as legitimate American Indian Tribes.
Where this section sits in the code
- 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
(a) The State of Georgia officially recognizes as legitimate American Indian tribes of Georgia the following tribes, bands, groups, or communities:
(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.
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(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.
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