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A Bill to Change the Name of the Indians Residing in Robeson and Adjoining Counties, in the State of North Carolina, Who Have Heretofore Been Known as ‘Croatan Indians’ or ‘Indians of North Carolina,’ to the Name ‘Cherokee Indians of Robeson County

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Record Number: 
1329
Citation: 

63rd Cong. 1st Session. S. 2717. “A Bill to Change the Name of the Indians Residing in Robeson and Adjoining Counties, in the State of North Carolina, Who Have Heretofore Been Known as ‘Croatan Indians’ or ‘Indians of North Carolina,’ to the Name ‘Cherokee Indians of Robeson County’.” Introd. by Simmons; sent to the Committee on Indian Affairs. [Not seen.]

Annotation: 

Cited in Congressional Record, 63rd Cong., 1st Sess., 10 July 1913, p. 2365.

First Appeared in 1994 Book?: 
no
Category Tags: 
Laws (state and federal) and court cases
Publication Type: 
Bill (federal)