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Splinter: “The Long Thorny History of the Cherokee Who Owned African Slaves”
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Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, tribal membership
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Federal Court Rules Cherokee Freedmen Retain Treaty Rights
Here is the opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Nash (D.D.C.). More details tomorrow. An excerpt: The Court finds it confounding that the Cherokee Nation historically had no qualms about regarding freedmen as Cherokee “property” yet continues, even after 150 years, to … Continue reading
New Scholarship on the Cherokee Freedmen Controversy
Lolita Buckner Inniss has published “Cherokee Freedmen and the Color of Belonging” in the Columbia Journal of Race and Law. PDF The abstract: This Article addresses the Cherokee Nation and its historic conflict with the descendants of its former black slaves, designated … Continue reading
New Scholarship from Circe Strum on the Cherokee Freedmen
Here. Abstract: Despite a treaty in 1866 between the Cherokee Nation and the federal government granting them full tribal citizenship, Cherokee Freedmen—the descendants of African American slaves to the Cherokee, as well as of children born from unions between African … Continue reading
Cherokee Nation v. Nash Argument Rescheduled to May 5, 2014
Here is the minute order: MINUTE ORDER: The hearing set to take place on April 28, 2014, is RESCHEDULED to take place on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 25A before Judge Thomas F. Hogan. Signed by … Continue reading
Updated and Complete Summary Judgment Briefs in Cherokee Freedman Case
Here are the materials in Cherokee Nation v. Nash (D.D.C.): 233 Cherokee Nation Brief 234 Federal Defendants – Expert Report in Support of Partial Summary Judgment Exhibit 3 Federal Defendants Motion and Memo In Support – Cross Motion for Partial … Continue reading
Summary Judgment Briefs in Cherokee Freedmen Matter
Here are the filings (so far) in Cherokee Nation v. Nash (D.D.C.): 233 Cherokee Nation Brief 234 Federal Defendants – Expert Report in Support of Partial Summary Judgment Exhibit 3 Federal Defendants Motion and Memo In Support – Cross Motion … Continue reading
Judge Hogan Sets Cherokee Freedmen Oral Argument for April 29, 2014
Here: 2013-09-17 Order Granting Joint Motion for Order Setting Briefing Schedule for Summary Judgment on Core Issue
Briefing Schedule in Cherokee Freedmen Case (Now in D.C. Federal District Court)
Here: 2013-09-13 Joint Motion for Order Setting Briefing Schedule for Summary Judgment on Core Issue and Staying Case on All Other Matters
