| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
|---|---|
| 05-0559524 | |
| Headquarters | Cumming, Georgia |
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Official language | English |
| Website | georgiatribeofeasterncherokee |
The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee Inc. is a state-recognized tribe and non-profit organization based in the US state of Georgia. It is not federally recognized as an American Indian tribe. The three federally recognized Cherokee tribes have publicized their disregard for the GTEC.
The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee was recognized as a tribe by the State of Georgia in 2007. [1] It is one of two state-recognized Cherokee tribes in Georgia, the other being the Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council. [2]
On May 6, 2016, the Office of Federal Acknowledgement denied the organization's request for federal recognition as an American Indian tribe. The petition was denied on the basis that the organization had not "been identified as an American Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1900". The report concluded that the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee is a "recently organized group" and that "there are no contemporary identifications of the petitioner or any Indian entity in Lumpkin County." [3]
The three federally recognized Cherokee tribes - the Cherokee Nation, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - regard the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee and other state-recognized Cherokee tribes as fraudulent organizations. [4] The Shawnee Tribe also views the organization as fraudulent. [5]