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| 15 | 17 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 18 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 19 | | To amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 18 | 20 | | 1 |
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| 19 | 21 | | relating to protection of American Indian human remains and burial objects, so as to revise2 |
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| 20 | 22 | | the membership of the Council on American Indian Concerns; to revise addresses of3 |
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| 21 | 23 | | American Indian Tribes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for4 |
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| 22 | 24 | | other purposes.5 |
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| 23 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 24 | 26 | | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 25 | 27 | | Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to8 |
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| 26 | 28 | | protection of American Indian human remains and burial objects, is amended in Code9 |
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| 27 | 29 | | Section 44-12-280, relating to Council on American Indian Concerns created, membership,10 |
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| 28 | 30 | | assignment for administrative purposes, terms of office, and removal for failure to attend11 |
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| 29 | 31 | | meetings, by revising subsection (b) as follows:12 |
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| 30 | 32 | | "(b) There is created the Council on American Indian Concerns, which shall consist of nine13 |
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| 31 | 33 | | members to be appointed by the Governor. Five members shall be American Indians, with |
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| 33 | 35 | | at least one member representing each of the American Indian tribes of Georgia identified15 |
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| 37 | 39 | | shall include at least one archeologist and one anthropologist; provided, however, that, if17 |
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| 38 | 40 | | no anthropologist can be identified who is willing to serve, then the membership reserved18 |
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| 39 | 41 | | to an anthropologist shall be filled by a person who holds a master's degree or a higher19 |
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| 40 | 42 | | degree in the field of anthropology and is currently active in the profession. One member20 |
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| 41 | 43 | | shall be selected from the general public at large. All members of the council shall be legal21 |
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| 42 | 44 | | residents of the State of Georgia. The Governor shall consult the tribal groups located in22 |
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| 43 | 45 | | the state recognized by general law, the Human Relations Commission, the Georgia23 |
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| 44 | 46 | | Council of Professional Archaeologists, the Society for Georgia Archaeology, and the24 |
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| 45 | 47 | | Department of Natural Resources for recommendations before appointing members of the25 |
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| 46 | 48 | | council."26 |
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| 47 | 49 | | SECTION 2.27 |
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| 48 | 50 | | Said article is further amended in Code Section 44-12-300, relating to tribes, bands, groups,28 |
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| 49 | 51 | | or communities recognized by state as legitimate American Indian Tribes, by revising29 |
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| 50 | 52 | | subsection (a) as follows:30 |
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| 51 | 53 | | "(a) The State of Georgia officially recognizes as legitimate American Indian tribes of31 |
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| 52 | 54 | | Georgia the following tribes, bands, groups, or communities:32 |
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| 53 | 55 | | (1) The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee33 |
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| 54 | 56 | | P.O. Box 1993 132334 |
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| 55 | 57 | | Dahlonega, Georgia 30533;35 |
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| 56 | 58 | | (2) The Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe36 |
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| 57 | 59 | | Tama Reservation37 |
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| 58 | 60 | | Route 2, Box 370 107 Tall Pine Drive38 |
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| 59 | 61 | | Whigham, Georgia 31797 39897; and39 |
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| 60 | 62 | | (3) The Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council40 |
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| 61 | 63 | | 110 Cherokee Way41 |
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