NPR Coverage of Cherokee Freedmen Controversy

The story (and audio) can be found here. An excerpt:

The Cherokee Nation has expelled about 2,800 African Americans who are descendants of slaves once owned by wealthy Cherokee. They are known as Freedmen, and for long periods in the past, these Freedmen enjoyed equal rights in the Cherokee tribe. But in more recent history, their citizenship rights have been challenged repeatedly.

The Cherokee’s most recent decision strips about 2,800 African Americans of benefits afforded to tribal citizens, including medical care, food stipends and assistance for low-income homeowners. It also prompted dozens of descendants who are known as “Freedmen” to protest.

2 thoughts on “NPR Coverage of Cherokee Freedmen Controversy

  1. Oranna B. Felter September 19, 2011 / 7:26 pm

    Hi,
    I’am a “Terminated American Indian from Utah.” We were terminated from our tribe the Ute Indian Tribe 57 years ago and no one has done anything to hlep us….. We are now on our way to Congress to try and get the law that terminated us Repeald. We would appreciate all of your support including the Freedmans.
    Oranna B. Felter Terminated Ute of Utah

  2. Alan Curls November 24, 2011 / 4:00 am

    i am a delaware cherokee and my family is in court right now for monies and land owed to us.. my family is on the kern-clifton/ dawes rolls, i was needing help getting my rights restored because of the cherokee nations mistreatment to the kern-clifton delaware cherokee’s….

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