Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-421
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Tennessee's first peoples
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The following cultural groups are recognized as Tennessee's first peoples: (1) The Algonquian peoples, including the Shawnee and Lenape; (2) The Chickamaugan peoples; (3) The Iroquoian peoples, including the Cherokee; (4) The Muskogean peoples, including the Alabama, Coosa, Chickasaw, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, and Taliwa; (5) The Siouan peoples, including the Quapaw and Mosopelea; and (6) The Yuchean peoples, including the Chisca, Yuchi, Taougal, Tongeria, and Tamahita. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.
The following cultural groups are recognized as Tennessee's first peoples:
(1) The Algonquian peoples, including the Shawnee and Lenape;
(2) The Chickamaugan peoples;
(3) The Iroquoian peoples, including the Cherokee;
(4) The Muskogean peoples, including the Alabama, Coosa, Chickasaw, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, and Taliwa;
(5) The Siouan peoples, including the Quapaw and Mosopelea; and
(6) The Yuchean peoples, including the Chisca, Yuchi, Taougal, Tongeria, and Tamahita.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.
The following cultural groups are recognized as Tennessee's first peoples:
(1) The Algonquian peoples, including the Shawnee and Lenape;
(2) The Chickamaugan peoples;
(3) The Iroquoian peoples, including the Cherokee;
(4) The Muskogean peoples, including the Alabama, Coosa, Chickasaw, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, and Taliwa;
(5) The Siouan peoples, including the Quapaw and Mosopelea; and
(6) The Yuchean peoples, including the Chisca, Yuchi, Taougal, Tongeria, and Tamahita.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.
Status: in_force
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