Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title41 STATE GOVERNMENT. |
Chapter9. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. |
Article26. Alabama Indian Affairs Commission. |
§41-9-709. Purpose.
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The purpose of this commission shall be to deal fairly and effectively with Indian affairs; to bring local, state, federal resources into focus for the implementation or continuation of meaningful programs for Indian citizens of the State of Alabama; to provide aid for Indians as needs demonstrate; to assist Indian communities in social and economic development; to promote recognition of the right of Indians to pursue cultural and religious traditions considered by them to be sacred and meaningful to the American Indian; and to establish appropriate procedures to provide for legal recognition of any future Indian organization who desires state recognition.