Tennessee § 4-1-421 Tennessee's first peoples

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§ 4-1-421 — Tennessee's first peoples

Tennessee § 4-1-421

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-421 (2026).

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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.

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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.