Cherokee Nation Appoints Delegate to Congress for First Time: A Promise Made in 1835 Treaty Finally Comes to Life

Brian Freeman : Aug 26, 2019
Newsmax.com

"Cherokee Nation is today in a position of strength that I think is unprecedented in its history." -Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

(Washington, DC) — [Newsmax.com] The Cherokee Nation has announced that it will for the first time appoint a delegate to Congress, a position promised it in an 1835 treaty as part of compensation for forcibly relocating the tribe into what is now Oklahoma, The Hill reported on Sunday. (Image: Kimberly Teehee speaks in front of the flag of the Cherokee Nation and the US flag /Credit: Sue Ogrocki-AP /via Newsmax)

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