The history of American Indian relations is not one I have examined.
It is abusive and one sided.
I think the Cherokee are wrong but I will sleep before I prove it.
I need to check the date of emancipation in territories not in revolt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
Total abolition of slavery was finalized by the Thirteenth Amendment which took effect in December 1865.
The Cherokee treaty of 1866.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee#Reconstruction_and_late_19th_century
"The pro-Union faction of Cherokee Nation issued the Cherokee Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.[51] After the Civil War, the US government and the Cherokee Nation signed the 1866 Treaty, which among other clauses, says that all Cherokee freedman and all free African-Americans living within tribal lands "shall have all the rights of native Cherokees."[52] Both before and after the Civil War, some Cherokee intermarried or had relationships with African Americans, just as they had with whites. Many Cherokee Freedmen were active politically within the tribe."
The Cherokee Supreme court has some explaining to do.
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Define 'Real Indians' - Room for Debate
The intersection of race and citizenship in Indian Country never fails to create a tragicomedy of tribal politics.We need some facts. They may not be here.The facts are confused. -
Tribal Sovereignty vs. Racial Justice - Room for Debate
Was the Cherokee Nation's expulsion of black Freedmen an act of tribal sovereignty or of racial discrimination? -
Can Israel Survive Without a Palestine? - Room for Debate
Abbas and Netanyahu are at a stalemate on the statehood issue. Wouldn't Israel be better off with a viable Palestine?I do not think it can be done.I do not think it should be done.There should be one state. That state must deal fairly with all its residents. -
Israel Is Not a Superpower - Room for Debate
Hatred of Israel in the Arab world is not sufficient reason for prolonging the frozen posture that the Israeli government has adopted.I think this is a misconstruction of the Islamic position.I do not know how to fix things from here. -
The True Meaning of Sovereignty - Room for Debate
The question is not whether or not tribal sovereignty supersedes racism, but what kind of sovereignty is being defined by tribes when they enact race-based discrimination.Not a bad plea.The Federal government should back off. Racism has no place in governance. Are the benefits in question to the individuals or the tribe as a whole? -
Being an Indian: It's About Ancestry - Room for Debate
Being Cherokee is not about what you look like, but is about your ancestry and clan.The Dawes rolls seem a very poor base for decision making.The 1866 treaty made the freedmen Indian.
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The Use of Blood Quantum - Room for Debate
The Cherokee Nation is not the only American Indian tribe that uses blood distinctions to restrict tribal citizenship, privileges and benefits.So there is more than one injustice. Does that reduce injustice in the world? No. -
djg
- Define 'Real Indians' - Room for Debate
- They live on the subcontinent of India.
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Slavery's Long Shadow - Room for Debate
The Cherokee Nation said it expelled the Freedmen not because they were black, but because they were not Indian.By the "Jim Crow" laws of post reconstruction they are all colored.The Civil War was not simple for the Cherokee. They need to resolve these problems. We can't help. If the freedmen are not Cherokee they are U.S. citizens with rights in state and federal courts who have suffered a tort. It is time to call on the lawyers. -
Morgan Executive Fits a Choir Robe Beneath Her Pinstripes
She can lead as complex a life as she can manage.
So can you. So can we all.
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Cherokee Nation: Underhanded Racial Politics - Room for Debate
The Cherokee Nation chose to remain a weak sovereign by excluding the Freedmen descendants.I do not get to speak in the Cherokee discourse.The action appears improper to me. -
By Car or by Paw? Trying to Retrace a Cat’s Travels
Probably by car in a cat carrier.
She has been at least liked to be in good health. -
Post-Grunge, Seattle Rocks On
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REI
A good thing about Seattle. I did not like grunge and don't like Microsoft. -
Beneath the Hoodie, the Many Layers of Belichick
I am just not a fan of any team.
I may have to see the film to see how it was done.
Most film shows its production values. -
Fertility Industry Bias Against Gays and Lesbians - Room for Debate
Nondiscrimination laws could improve the industry. So could the F.D.A., by ending its harmful assumptions about gay men.Just end the assumptions.Nondiscrimination laws have many problems. -
The Cyborg in Us All
Not yet. Not for a long time. Probably not for me.
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Wjy the Freedmen Fight - Room for Debate
As a sovereign state, the Cherokee Nation has a right to be wrong. But why exercise it, when the wrong can be avoided?The internal fight is not plain to me.I think the decisions wrong but it is not mine. -
martin weiss
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Arts
Andrea Weber, foreground, with Judy Dennis and Jules Feiffer. Short films inspired by his work will appear at the River to River festival.Still not getting what ever message is contained here.
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Will Culture Clash Splinter the European Union? - Room for Debate
The euro was supposed to unify Europe. Is it only magnifying the north-south cultural differences instead?If the ministers go home without providing for the payment of the Greek debts the Euro will not last to the next meeting. I expect currency controls on Monday. -
Global Markets Rise on Central Banks’ Actions
The traders would rather hope.
Equities are a rather good place to park value in uncertain times.The companies are not going to cease operating.
I will get back to the Cherokee.
I would like to know more about the internal fight.
I will sleep now.
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