Recognition
The Occaneechi-Saponi Band is recognized by the state of North Carolina.
Although the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs (NCCIA) originally opposed granting recognition, an administrative law judge found that the Occaneechi-Saponi met the established guidelines and recommended that the commission grant tribal recognition to the petitioners. This recommendation became the final decision of the case when the NCCIA failed to issue a final decision within the time limits set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. ยง 150B-44 (1991).
The NCCIA appealed the decision, but the Supreme Court of North Carolina denied review and dissolved a temporary stay in 2001. (see 354 N.C. 365, 556 S.E.2d 575 (2001). This meant that the recommendation of the administrative judge held.
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