Muscogee Nation opposes Tennessee recognition bill
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Filed Under:
Recognition
Another Oklahoma tribe is lobbying against a recognition bill in the
Tennessee
Legislature.
Members of the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation went to Nashville yesterday to protest the bill, WSMV-TV reported. They said it would legitimize groups without verifying their Indian ancestry.
One of the groups, the
Chikamaka Band, claims Creek and other ancestry.
The
Cherokee Nation hired lobbyists to remove five groups that claimed Cherokee ancestry from the bill.
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(WSMV 5/19)
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