The New York Times’ “Room for Debate” series has published a series of articles on the Cherokee Freedmen controversy.
Debaters
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Define ‘Real Indians’
Kevin Noble Maillard, law professor, Syracuse University
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It’s About Ancestry
Cara Cowan-Watts, speaker, Cherokee Council
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A Weak Sovereign
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Turtle Talk law blog
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The Role of Blood Quantum
Rose Cuison Villazor, Hofstra University Law School
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My Cherokee Identity
Heather Williams, Freedmen descendent
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Slavery’s Long Shadow
Carla D. Pratt, law professor, Penn State University
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Why the Freedmen Fight
Tiya Miles, historian, University of Michigan
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The True Meaning of Sovereignty
Joanne Barker, associate professor, American Indian studies
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