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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 360
By Russell
HJR0360
004186
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A RESOLUTION to honor the efforts of the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians to reclaim their ancestral
lands in Monroe County.
WHEREAS, H.R. 226, a bill that seeks to return historical sites in Monroe County to the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on February 4,
2025; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 226 places four parcels of specified land and easements in Monroe
County into a trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
WHEREAS, the parcels of land include the acreage on which the Sequoyah Birthplace
Museum is located, a twelve-acre support parcel, a one-acre island, and Chota, the original
Overhill capital town of the Cherokees; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a rich history in East Tennessee,
and we are pleased to commend the efforts of the Cherokee people to reclaim their historical
lands in Monroe County; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we commend the efforts of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to
regain their cultural and historical lands in Monroe County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.