Showing posts with label Cherokee Freedmen; civil rights; tribal sovereignty;. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cherokee Freedmen; civil rights; tribal sovereignty;. Show all posts
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Just say NO to Keith Harper for Human Rights Ambassador.

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INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY has a terrific article on KEITH HARPER, the Obama nominee for human rights ambassador to the United Nations, read all o...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

DC Federal Appeals Court DENIES CHEROKEE Nation Request to Reconsider Overturn of Vann V Salazar (Cherokee Freedmen Case)

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Press alert - DC Federal Appeals Court denies Cherokee Nation/Cherokee Chief request to reconsider overturn of Dismissal of Vann V Sala...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Cherokee Nation At Odds with BIA Over Approval of 1999 Constitution

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A Sept. 9 letter from Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk to Cherokee Nation officials states the Bureau of Indian Affa...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Cherokee Freedmen Case Still in Limbo

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Chris Casteel at NEWOK has the story Nearly four years after Cherokee Nation citizens voted to bar freedmen without tribal blood, the stat...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Cherokee Freedmen Conversations On FIRE

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We had a post up on the Cherokee Freedmen and it's really had the comments coming hot and heavy. For those of you that still need to h...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Pechanga, Picayune Rancheria, Redding Rancheria: Tribal Disputes an Issue For Obama Nominees

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It looks like the new Obama administration may be willing to step into "tribal disputes", which hopefully means they won't sup...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Will Democrats Help ERODE Tribal Sovereignty via UNION CARD CHECKS?

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Republican congressman Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the only Native American tribal member in the US Congress, says that UNION CARD CHECKS are the ...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Cherokee Freedmen: 1866 Treaty in FULL FORCE and EFFECT

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The 1866 Treaty that gave Cherokee Freedmen the rights of Cherokee citizens is in “ full force and effect ,” attorney Jon Velie recently tol...
Sunday, July 6, 2008

Rep. Diane Watson and John Conyers Press BIA on Cherokee Freedmen

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BIA is accused of failing to take action to protect the Freedmen. They have failed to take action to protect the Picayune Tribal Members, ...
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Monday, May 19, 2008

Senator Obama VS the Freedmen: Politics as USUAL says Congresswoman DIane Watson

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Congresswoman Diane Watson educates Senator Obama on the Freedmen issue. Good work, Rep. Watson. Please continue to press on for the Freedme...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Senator Barack Obama okays Civil Rights Violations?

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Please weigh in on what you think about Senator Obama's stance on the Freedmen Issue. Is this consistent with his stance on Civil Rights...
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