Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians

Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians
Named afterSumter, SC
Cheraw people
FormationJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)[1]
Typestate-recognized tribe, nonprofit organization
EIN 81-3475516[2]
PurposeA23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness[3]
HeadquartersSumter, South Carolina
Location
Official language
English
President
Tammy Ray Stevens[2]
Chief
Francis Benenhaley[4]
Websitesumtercherawindians.org
Formerly called
Sumter Band of Cheraw Indians

The Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization in South Carolina. It is not a federally recognized American Indian tribe.[5]

Nonprofit

On January 8, 2007, the leadership of the Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians first formed as a nonprofit organization, originally being called the Sumter Band of Cheraw Indians.[6]

They are based in Sumter, South Carolina, and Ralph Justice Oxendine is their registered agent.[1][7][2]

Tammy Ray Stevens has served as their president and their principal officer.[2][3] They have been based in Manning, South Carolina.[3]

State-recognition

In 2013, the State of South Carolina gave the organization the state-recognized tribe designation under the SC Code Section 1-31-40 (A) (7)(10), Statutory Authority Chapter 139 (100-110).[8] They are one of nine state-recognized tribes in South Carolina.[4] Francis Benenhaley is their chief.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sumpter Cheraw Indians". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians". Cause IQ. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians". GuideStar. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "South Carolina's Recognized Native American Indian Entities | Commission for Minority Affairs". cma.sc.gov. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ^ "South Carolina's Recognized Native American Indian Entities". South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  6. ^ "Business Name Search - Business Entities Online - S.C. Secretary of State". businessfilings.sc.gov. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ^ "SUMTER CHERAW INDIANS". businessfilings.sc.gov. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians celebrates heritage with festival". The Sumter Item. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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