Tennessee: Echo Hawk Issues Final Determination Regarding Central Band Of Cherokee Petition

Tennessee: Echo Hawk Issues Final Determination Regarding Central Band Of Cherokee Petition   Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk today announced he has issued a final determination (FD) regarding the petition of the Central Band of Cherokee (Petitioner #227) for federal recognition as an Indian tribe. The final determination found that the petitioner, located in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., did not meet the mandatory criteria for acknowledgment under the Code of Federal...

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