of this. after 200 years, the united states keeping a promise in a treaty. the united states has broken every treaty as had with the cherokee nation. the time now is to make amends with that in a larger sense. in so far as the substance of it, a delegate in the house of representatives has great influence and power. right now, the jerky nation operates on the outside of congress advocating for issues, trying to stop policy that would be that tremendous. having a delicate be our voice on matters such as natural resources, tribal sovereignty, funding so that the united states would meet at long last its obligation to indian country, and in that regard, this is bigger than the cherokee nation. this is about a champion in the congress for all of indian country, which is what kim teehee would be. also, here s the deal, if the united states would make good on this promise, i think we can leverage that into more progress on treaty rights in this country, and we need to do it. let me ask you
reason to be optimistic notwithstanding that this takes place against the backdrop of centuries of broken promises. i need to be optimistic, i need to help lead the cherokee nation to a better time, and it s taking some optimism to do that. fair enough, and i think that s about it. i want to ask you about this interview with the new york times with kim teehee, who you have nominated for the delicate position in congress, and said it could be overwhelming to see what was bargained for and lost as a result of that treaty. it led to the forced removal and subsequent deaths of thousands. do you see this eating of a delegate in congress as a form of justice for the forced arm that the cherokee people have endured? this is a measure of justice. think about this, the united states effectively broke the treaty almost 200 years ago. the united states was quick to hold the cherokee nation accountable, in other words, they moved us across the map and really killed 4000 of our
off, say, hey, supplied the medical documents, if the documents shook out, then fine. if the documents don t check out, then count it as-ification. there are ways from a business model where you can make this structurally work with efficiency and also hold workers accountable, but also employers should be held and countable on this. as it pertains to the president, i think a guy is doing the best we possibly can. if i was advising him, i would say to the president, look, i know people won t be happy with this, but god knows we cannot push this economy into recession. if we do, millions of people, including those workers, will be the one suffering the most. jon alter, shermichael singleton, they get to the both of you for joining me tonight. i greatly appreciate it. up next, congress is considering a historical proposal 200 years in the making. that would receive a delegate from the cherokee nation for the very first time. i will speak with the cherokee nation principal chief after th
let start with the trouble nation summit which took place this week. what do you make of president biden s new actions to support indian country and native american communities? those actions are meaningful, impactful, that s what we need to hear in indian country. we have a long history in this country,, neglect, suppression, aggression, great injustice, and we re in an era where we can make progress. we have to have leaders we can engage with at the highest level. that s what we saw last week at the white house tribal nations senate. it was very welcomed. let me look at your look to see the treaty being fulfilled. what would a delegate in congress, a long overdue promised by the united states congress mean for the cherokee nation? well, it would be both great simple and substance. i think both for the cherokee nation and u.s.. you think about the symbolism
in congress, but there has been renewed momentum to receive that promise finally fulfilled. it is my firm belief an expectation that the house of representatives will take swift action to see our delegate in congress honor our treaty right and therefore make the united states good on its promise to our cherokee ancestors. last month, cherokee nation principal chief chuck hoskin jr. testify before the house rules committee and a push for lawmakers to seek a delegate as soon as possible. 2019 chief hoskin nominated kim p he did serve as the delegations first bell get. tiki is a former obama administration advisor a native american affairs, the person ever to serve in this position. meanwhile, just this week, the biden administration announced new actions to support native americans in honor of the second white house trouble nascent summit, promising to give them a stronger voice in federal affairs but