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2 <br /> After diligently working for approximately 17 years to obtain recognition from the state, the <br /> Occaneechi have finally been successful. A resolution congratulating and celebrating the <br /> Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation on recognition by the State of North Carolina is <br /> attached. The tribe may plan some special activities during its June 2002 Occaneechi Pow <br /> Wow to celebrate its recognition, and it will likely move forward in the near future with efforts to <br /> obtain federal recognition. <br /> It is worth noting that the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution in <br /> December of 1995 recognizing the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation as a Native <br /> American tribe indigenous to Orange County. The resolution, which is attached, also detailed <br /> Orange County's support for the Occaneechi in their application for recognition by the State of <br /> North Carolina. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with approval of the resolution. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the resolution <br /> celebrating and congratulating the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation on recognition by the <br /> State of North Carolina. <br />