Pennsylvania HB1917 provides free fishing and hunting licenses to indigenous Americans in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania HB1917 amends state law to provide free fishing and hunting licenses to indigenous Americans. The bill acknowledges that Pennsylvania is unceded territory to several federally recognized tribes and that hunting and fishing rights were never ceded by these tribes. It grants fishing and hunting licenses to members of specified tribes, including the Lenape, Shawnee, Seneca-Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora nations. Licenses are free and require documentation such as a certificate of Indian blood, a tribal statement, or genealogical records.

Pennsylvania HB1917 provides free fishing and hunting licenses to indigenous Americans in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania HB1917 amends state law to provide free fishing and hunting licenses to indigenous Americans. The bill acknowledges that Pennsylvania is unceded territory to several federally recognized tribes and that hunting and fishing rights were never ceded by these tribes. It grants fishing and hunting licenses to members of specified tribes, including the Lenape, Shawnee, Seneca-Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora nations. Licenses are free and require documentation such as a certificate of Indian blood, a tribal statement, or genealogical records.