The Constitution, with the current legal acknowledgments of Cherokee Freedmen, was recently submitted on March 12.
âThe Cherokee Nationâs actions have brought this longstanding issue to a close and have importantly fulfilled their obligations to the Cherokee Freedmen,â Haaland said in a Department of Interior release. âTodayâs actions demonstrate that Tribal self-governance is the best path forward to resolving internal Tribal conflicts. We encourage other Tribes to take similar steps to meet their moral and legal obligations to the Freedmen.â
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. thanked Haaland and the DOI for âaffirmingâ the Constitution.
âOur Cherokee Constitution embodies a vital link in an unbroken chain of governing law, from time immemorial, of the Cherokee people,â Hoskin said. âOur present Constitution has long been in effect, but acknowledgement of that document by the Secretary of the Interior is of tremendous significa
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Melissa Rosenfelt
Special to Oklahoman
When a Native American woman realizes the power of her voice and her passion, she can never be silenced.
Although Native American women represent 6% of Oklahoma’s population, this small group of women carry generations of traditions, culture and knowledge that have ensured the survival of Native American identities since the beginning of colonization.
At the heart of Native American communities is the drum, which represents the supple, strong heartbeat that flows through Indigenous people. The drum is the heartline that connects the people to the land we reside on today.
Much like the drum, here are four Native American women who radiate as the heart of Indigenous families and also their communities as they’ve used their voices to stand up for Native American issues like Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People, against colonized curriculum in the public-school systems, for Black Freedmen Bands no longer federally recognized, a
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