Color commentary: Can Cherokees outlast opponents?
F OR Chad Smith , no gray area exists in the premise behind the Cherokee Nation 's vote to exclude the descendents of freed slaves from the tribe's membership rolls. For a California congresswoman, the issue is entirely black and white.
Smith, re-elected June 23 as principal chief, says Cherokees simply want "to be an Indian tribe composed of Indians.” U.S. Rep. Diane Watson has introduced legislation to cut t...
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