Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to U.S. House – it’s an idea older than Congress itself https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120622_cherokee_congress_op/cherokee-nation-wants-send-delegate-us-house-8211-its-idea-older-than-congress160itself/
In 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the same treaty – Treaty of New Echota – that led to the death of thousands on the Trail of Tears. Nearly 200 years later, the Cherokee are still fighting to make that promise a reality.
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