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Catawba Nation urges repeal of federal membership constraint in 1993 settlement act
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Chief William Harris of the Catawba Nation told a House Subcommittee that HR 4463 would remove a federal restriction in the 1993 settlement act and return membership authority to the tribe under its own constitution.
Chief William Harris of the Catawba Nation told the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs that HR 4463 would restore tribal authority over membership decisions by striking a federal constraint from the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
Chief Harris said the 1993 law originally resolved land claims and restored recognition, but it also included a provision in section 7(d) that required future tribal enrollment to meet two conditions: lineal descent from individuals on the base roll and “continued political relations” with the tribe. Harris said that second requirement is “vague”…
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