Obama Answers Call to Weigh in on CBC, Cherokee Nation Controversy

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) was asked to reconcile his membership in the Congressional Black Caucus with his support for the sovereignty of tribal nations.   Fellow Congressional Black Caucus members are asking congress to approve provisions...

Congressional Black Caucus hosts rally against Cherokee Nation

Indian Country Today WASHINGTON - During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual legislative conference, held Sept. 28, the contrast between the Cherokee freedmen panel and the one preceding it could not have been more stark. A succession of black speakers...

Government On Agenda To Exterminate Cherokee Nation…Again

You would think in this day and age that the government would quit trying to exterminate the Native American tribes but it is true. The Government is doing it again.Congresswoman Diane Watson is proposing to exterminate government relations with the Cherokee Nation. The...

Ouster of Cherokee Freedmen an issue in California

"Members of the Cherokee Nation who live in California are concerned about an upcoming vote that would deny citizenship to African descendants. The potential ouster of the Freedmen was an issue as Cherokees met in Orange County, California, on Saturday. Chief Chad Smith, who...

Election to oust Cherokee Freedmen delayed

"An election to deny tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen has been delayed a third time. Last March, the tribe's top court said the Freedmen were entitled to citizenzhip under the Cherokee constitution. But Chief Chad Smith and others believe membership should be...

Records of freed slaves to go online (AP)

" RICHMOND, Va. - Records the Freedmen's Bureau used to reconnect families — from battered work contracts to bank forms — will be placed online in part of a new project linking modern-day blacks with their ancestors. The Virginia Freedmen Project plans to digitize...