Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 01 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle 06 - GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Chapter 01.06.01 - Recognition of Maryland Indian Status
Section 01.06.01.04 - Recognition Criteria

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 01.06.01.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

The Commission may recommend that an eligible petitioning group be formally recognized under Regulation .08 of this chapter as a Maryland Indian tribe, band, group, or clan if the petitioning group establishes, taking into account the special circumstances of Native Americans indigenous to Maryland, that:

A. The group has been:

(1) Identified as Native American from before 1790 until the present, and

(2) Part of a continuous Native American community from before 1790 until the present;

B. The members of the group are descendants from a tribe that:

(1) Existed before 1790,

(2) Is indigenous to Maryland, and

(3) Inhabited a specific area in Maryland before 1790; and

C. The membership of the group is composed principally of persons who are not members of any other acknowledged or recognized Native American tribe, band, group, or clan.

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