Cherokee Nation To Vote on Expelling Slaves' Descendants


	Cherokee Nation To Vote on Expelling Slaves' Descendants

kmcolo

3-3-2007 7:34 AM

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native americans, slavery

kmcolo says:

I didn't realize that any Native American's had slaves. Sad to see that racism is alive and well in the Cherokee nation.

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3-3-2007 9:46 AM

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this is very sad. tribal governments across the country are having similar elections, removing members of their community. some suggest that this is in order to give a larger slice of the new-found casino wealth to those who remain.

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