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Cherokee delegate to Congress awaits U.S. House hearing, ruling
Tahlequah Daily Press, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 4—In its ongoing bid to ensure the federal government honors a 200-year-old treaty, the Cherokee Nation is awaiting a decision on whether its delegate to Congress will be seated. Kimberly ...
Cherokee Nation Delegate Kim Teehee says it's time for America to fulfill its promise
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe House Committee on Rules is expected to hold a hearing this month about whether the Cherokee...
Cherokee Nation fights for delegate in Congress
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Cherokee Nation is fighting to secure a delegate in the House that would honor a treaty agreement signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1835. The...
Cherokee Nation presses for nonvoting House seat
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Cherokee Nation has kickstarted a campaign pressing Congress to honor a 19th century treaty and provide it with a nonvoting House seat before the end...
Treaty promise for a Cherokee voice in Congress places tribes on different paths
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTAHLEQUAH — In a valley among the rolling foothills of the Ozark Mountains sits this quiet town of...
After 187 years, U.S. House to consider seating Cherokee delegate
Examiner Enterprise via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe hope is that a hearing will lead to a House resolution and floor vote before Congress adjourns...
The US promised the Cherokee Nation a seat in Congress in a treaty that fueled the Trail of Tears....
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKim Teehee has been proposed to serve as the Cherokee Nation's first congressional delegate.iStock;...
US House eyes prospect of seating Cherokee Nation delegate
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma moved a step closer on Wednesday to having a promise fulfilled from...
Cherokee Nation’s Case For Congressional Delegate To Get A House Committee Hearing
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., left, at the 2019 announcement that he intended to...
Cherokee Nation waits to see if Congress will make good on a 200-year-old promise
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCongress is considering whether to seat a delegate from the Cherokee Nation for the first time — a proposal nearly 200 years in the making. The non-voting delegate would be Kimberly Teehee, ...
