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Cherokee Nation Delegate Kim Teehee says it's time for America to fulfill its promise

Por: ABC News Politics November 09, 2022

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The House Committee on Rules is expected to hold a hearing this month about whether the Cherokee Nation will have a delegate serve in Congress, according to The New York Times.The Cherokee Nation has been campaigning to uphold their right to a non-voting delegate in Congress, a position they say was promised to them in the 1835 Treaty of New Echota they signed with the United States.In the treaty, representatives of the Nation ceded 7 million... + full article



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