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US House Eyes Prospect of Seating Cherokee Nation Delegate

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The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma moved a step closer on Wednesday to having a promise fulfilled from nearly 200 years ago that a delegate from the tribe be seated in Congress.

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The Guardian

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma could get first delegate to Congress in 200 years

The tribe’s right to representation is detailed in the 1835 Treaty of New Echota, which forced them from their ancestral land

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US House eyes prospect of seating Cherokee Nation delegate

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma moved a step closer on Wednesday to having a promise fulfilled from nearly 200 years ago that a delegate from the tribe be seated in Congress. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin was among those who testified before the U.S.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

US House panel eyes prospect of seating Cherokee delegate

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is moving a step closer to having a promise fulfilled from nearly 200 years ago that a delegate from the tribe be seated in Congress

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

The Cherokee Nation's demand for a congressional delegate gets a hearing in the House

The House Rules Committee held a historic hearing Wednesday on seating the Cherokee Nation's delegate -- a right that the tribe asserts it was granted in the 1835 Treaty of New Echota.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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US House panel eyes prospect of seating Cherokee delegate

By SEAN MURPHY Associated PressThe Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is moving a step closer to having a promise fulfilled from nearly 200 years ago that a delegate from the tribe be seated in Congress. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin was among those who testified before the U.S. House Rules Committee on Wednesday. The panel is examining the prospect of seating a Cherokee delegate in the U.S. House. Hoskin put the effort in motion in 2019…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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