{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-405","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-405","heading":"North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs - purposes for creation.","body":"The purposes of the Commission shall be as follows:\n(1)\tTo deal fairly and effectively with Indian affairs.\n(2)\tTo bring local, State, and federal resources into focus for the implementation or continuation of meaningful programs for Indian citizens of the State of North Carolina.\n(3)\tTo provide aid and protection for Indians as needs are demonstrated; to prevent undue hardships.\n(4)\tTo hold land in trust for the benefit of State-recognized Indian tribes. This subdivision shall not apply to federally recognized Indian tribes.\n(5)\tTo assist Indian communities in social and economic development.\n(6)\tTo promote recognition of and the right of Indians to pursue cultural and religious traditions considered by them to be sacred and meaningful to Native Americans. (1977, c. 849, s. 1; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1189; 2001-344, s. 1; 2006-264, s. 15.)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 9. Department of Administration.","Part 15. North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-405.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"201d26d27dc89d76a9e42ad44472c83b9d229ba8ae2439801149b40e6dbd94aa","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-404","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}