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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The People of the Mountains and their descendants |
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| can legitimately claim their Cherokee ancestry and heritage in |
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| all capacities, both public and private; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we support the People of the |
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| Mountains in their efforts to become a federally-recognized |
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| Cherokee Tribe; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we support the efforts of the People of the |
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| Mountains to be allowed free access once each year to the Trail |
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| of Tears State Forest, including camp sites, to honor their |
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| ancestors who died there; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we support the efforts of the People of the |
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| Mountains to be allowed free access once each year during the |
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| third weekend in May to Pere Marquette State Park, including |
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| camp sites, in order to have the opportunity to view the sacred |
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| bald eagle in Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we support the efforts of the People of the |
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| Mountains to be permitted to possess sacred items, such as |
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| eagle feathers, hawk feathers, and turtle rattles, so long as |
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| they are acquired without harming the animals that are the |
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| sources of those items.
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