Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee, Inc.

Zusammenfassung

The Department of the Interior (Department) gives notice that the Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) proposes to determine that the petitioner known as the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee, Inc. is not an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This notice is based on a determination that the petitioner has not submitted sufficient evidence to satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in the applicable regulations and, therefore, does not meet the requirements for a government-to-government relationship with the United States.