Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to the House – it's an idea older than Congress itself
- Written by Julie Reed, Associate Professor in History, Penn State
At the Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, Oklahoma, life-size sculptures depict the walk of the Cherokees along the Trail of Tears.Department of Transportation/Federal Highway AdministrationIn 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the same treaty – Treaty of New Echota – that led to the death of...