SLS 21RS-2533 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 69
BY SENATOR BERNARD
INDIAN AFFAIRS. Recognizes the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band as an Indian tribe of
the state.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To recognize the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band as an Indian tribe of the state of
3 Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, the Indian community of the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band has
5 existed in the vicinity of Gorum/Cloutierville, Louisiana, since the earliest settlement of
6 these areas to the present; and
7 WHEREAS, descendants of the Indians residing in the area consisting of Louisiana
8 at the first contact with Europeans have continued to reside in this area of Louisiana since
9 that time; and
10 WHEREAS, extensive genealogical and historical research has been accomplished
11 and clearly identifies the core ancestry of this tribe as (Historical Tribe(s)) Indians; and
12 WHEREAS, the policy of the state of Louisiana provides for recognition of Indian
13 tribes within its borders, support of their tribal aspirations, preservation of their cultural
14 heritage, improvement of their economic condition, and assisting them in the achievement
15 of their just rights.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
17 formally recognize the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band as an Indian tribe of the state.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Legislature of Louisiana hereby memorializes,
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1 requests, and urges the Congress of the United States and the United States Bureau of Indian
2 Affairs to take such steps as are necessary to effect, in the near future, formal recognition
3 of the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band, to acknowledge that the rights of the Apalachee
4 Indians Talimali Band are no less than those of other Indian tribes in the United States, and
5 to take such executive or congressional action as may be appropriate.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
7 president of the United States, the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of
8 Representatives of the Congress of the United States, each member of the Louisiana
9 Congressional delegation, the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States
10 Department of the Interior, and the leadership of the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SCR 69 Original 2021 Regular Session Bernard
Recognizes the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band as an Indian tribe of the state.
Memorializes congress and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to take such steps as are
necessary to effect, in the near future, formal recognition of the Apalachee Indians Talimali
Band, to acknowledge that the rights of the Apalachee Indians Talimali Band are no less than
those of other Indian tribes in the U.S., and to take such executive or congressional action
as may be appropriate.
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