I'm Cherokee, and there were times when social expansion was something that is needed by a cultural group or a national group.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.
The idea is, we're still a society where we recognize and see and even sometimes seek members of our own tribe, whatever that tribe is. It could be ethnic, religious, geographic, political.
I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way.
Part of my ancestry is Cherokee. And in that tradition, you become an adult when you're 52.
The Cherokees tried to do everything within the law and wished only to live in peace on their own lands. Yet they were cheated out of their birthright and treated as if they were less than human.
For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage.
It is amazing to me that so little is still known about the Trail of Tears or the lives of the Cherokees themselves.
My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies.
It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi.
Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.
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