Cherokee Chief Urges Protection of Sovereignty
From Times Wire Reports
Cherokees should not forget the Trail of Tears and should be watchful of U.S. government policies that erode their nation’s sovereignty, the Cherokees’ tribal chief said.
In his State of the Nation address in Tahlequah on Saturday, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith said members needed to become involved in the political process.
“History does have a way of repeating itself, and we are once again at a point in history where impending doom lurks on the horizon,” he said.
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