Epoch Times: “Cherokee Nation Wants Representation in Congress” – Saturday, 31-Aug-2019

Epoch Times: “Cherokee Nation Wants Representation in Congress”

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Date: Saturday, 31-Aug-2019 03:17:56
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Cherokee Nation Wants Representation in Congress
By Masooma Haq

The Cherokee Nation has announced that it wants the United States government to uphold the 1835 Treaty of New Echota, which promised them representation in congress.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced on Aug. 22 that the tribe is enacting the Cherokee Nation’s treaty right to send a delegate to the U.S. Congress.

The 200-year-old treaty forced the Cherokee from the southeastern United States into what is now Oklahoma, with the forced relocations ultimately becoming known as the Trail of Tears. A congressional delegate is one form of compensation the federal government promised.

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