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It’s time for Congress to seat the Cherokee Nation Delegate

Cherokee Nation
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We asked citizens of Cherokee Nation one question: What would having a Cherokee Nation delegate in Congress mean to you? The 1835 Treaty of New Echota forcibly removed the Cherokee from their lands and sent them west on the “Trail of Tears,” where one-quarter of the population perished. But this same treaty also guaranteed Cherokee Nation the right to seat a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. Watch as Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Delegate-Designee Kim Teehee and Cherokee Nation citizens talk about Congress’s 200-year-old broken promise and why seating the treaty-mandated Cherokee Nation delegate matters now — not just to the Cherokee people, but to all Native Americans. Visit https://cherokeedelegate.com to take action today. ...more
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It’s time for Congress to seat the Cherokee Nation Delegate
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2022Sep 22
We asked citizens of Cherokee Nation one question: What would having a Cherokee Nation delegate in Congress mean to you? The 1835 Treaty of New Echota forcibly removed the Cherokee from their lands and sent them west on the “Trail of Tears,” where one-quarter of the population perished. But this same treaty also guaranteed Cherokee Nation the right to seat a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. Watch as Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Delegate-Designee Kim Teehee and Cherokee Nation citizens talk about Congress’s 200-year-old broken promise and why seating the treaty-mandated Cherokee Nation delegate matters now — not just to the Cherokee people, but to all Native Americans. Visit https://cherokeedelegate.com to take action today.

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Cherokee Nation

49.4K subscribers