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Hoskin to appoint Cherokee delegate to U.S. House Aug
"It's not clear what steps Congress might take to accommodate a CN delegate, but it's likely they would be a non-voting member, similar to those from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington D.C., said Ezra Rosser, an expert in tribal law and a professor at American University's College of Law."
After 184 years, Cherokees seek House delegate seat promised in treaty Oct
"In recent weeks, Teehee and Hoskin have spent much of their time answering questions about the tribe's legal rights. They spent 45 minutes going over historical and legal precedent with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her staff, they say. Pelosi's office did not respond to a request for comment."
NCAI supports CN delegate in Congress Nov
"This right is not only important to Cherokee Nation, but it stands for a proposition vital to all of Indian Country which is that treaties are the law of the land and the United States government should keep its word."
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Carpenter/Sharp v. Murphy | Supreme Court case could restore reservation lands
The case has now gone beyond the circumstances of the murder of Jacobs and now encompasses questions of sovereignty and the status of reservation lands. The Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations could potentially have their reservation status restored if the Supreme Court eventually sides with Murphy's legal team



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by Cat on Tue Dec 17th, 2019 at 07:25:36 AM EST
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wut: "tribal affiliation requires proof of genetic connection to the tribe"
by Cat on Thu Jan 23rd, 2020 at 04:28:38 PM EST
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