Freedmen dispute could affect aid bill
How freedmen issue could affect housing
By The Associated Press
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Published: April 5, 2008
TULSA — Some federal lawmakers are urging the U.S. Senate to include a clause in an American Indian housing assistance bill denying benefits to the Cherokee Nation unless it recognizes descendants of the tribe's former black slaves, known as freedmen.
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What's at stake?
At stake is $300 million in federal money that would go to the Cherokee Nation, the country's second-largest Indian tribe. The money pays for health clinics, Head Start programs, elderly care and housing assistance.
If funding were cut off, tribal leaders say more than 6,000 nation employees could lose their jobs, touching off a ripple effect that would economically devastate northeastern Oklahoma.
Tribe spokesman Mike Miller said the record clearly shows that more than 100 years ago, Congress took away the rights of any descendants of freedmen born after 1902.
"Some members of Congress are telling us that if we follow the laws Congress has passed and if we abide by the treaty, then they will cut our funding,” he said.
For decades, freedmen descendants fought to reclaim their citizenship. A ruling in 2006 by the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court held that the Cherokee constitution assured freedmen descendants of tribal citizenship.
That led to a petition drive for a vote to determine who is a citizen of the nation, which claims 270,000 members.
Last year, nearly 77 percent of Cherokee voters decided in a special election to amend the nation's constitution to remove about 2,800 freedmen descendants and other non-Indians from tribal rolls.
Critics of the vote said then it was hardly a mandate because only a fraction of the nation's tribal citizens — about 9,000 — cast ballots.
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If you go to Tahlequah there is A place overlooking Tahlequah called Stickross Mountain.
This place is named for A Cherokee Freedmen member of the Council A long time ago, Ex Chief Byrd live there.
Chad two wife Smith is not from Tahlequah he lived near Tulsa with one wife Bobbie and the other down the street. Chadez had two set's of kid's by bothe woman?
I thought Bigamy was against the Law?
I guess Chad is A member of the FDLS who thinks he is A Profit of the Cherokee?
Brad Carson is handling all the Cash now that he sold the Arkansas River Land for Muskogee too Arkansas.
But Brad is never at the meetings he is out giving Cherokee Cash to Obama?????
Time for A Audit of CNO In. then we will see how to loose six Million on Global Energy Group.
Just one of the Multi Million dollars wasted by Chad two wife Smith along with Cherokee Conexx Idle solutions and the dump in Stilwell.
The list is long and it is time the Chadsters go to JAIL!!!
Black Republican Congressman J.C. Watts of Oklahoma refused CBC membership:
Their "race-hustling poverty pimps."
Rep. Watson, leading the call for termination of the Cherokee Nation,
claimed on National Public Radio's ''News & Notes'' that she is a "Blood descendant of Pocahontas"
Many of you will remember Ms. Watson from the past. For those who don't,
1995 story from the Los Angeles Times regarding Ward Connerly and interracial marriage:
"He's married to a white woman," Watson said. He wants a colorless society. He has no ethnic pride. He doesn't want to be black."
WATSON IS A PROUND MEMBER OF:
THE "U.S. Congressional Black Caucus." Itself is a "Black race only"
WATSON" DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO!
CONGRESSWOMAN WATSON: NO VOTE
U.S. Black caucus offered no VOTE
H.RES.76 109th Congress National Holiday for Native Americans
H.J.RES.3 109th Congress Federal apologue to Native Americans
H.R.309 109th Congress recognition of Native Hawaiian Government
Watson MISSING
NO treaty can make anyone Indian!!!!!! Nor did the 1866 treaty make freedmen citizens of the Cherokee Nation!!! their just Indian-Want-Ta-Bs after casino money cut and dry!!
lg
Therefore the Name becomes “Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Traitors” acronym-(CNOT) and they are NOT the Cherokee Nation, but that is another Saga, and if anyone is interested, documentation of the Bogusness of CNOT can be found at www.cornsilks.com also there at the top of the page you will find Congresswoman’s Bill and within the website you will find documentation that corroborates the facts of historical law in Watson’s Bill.
Now back to the ignorant babble of CNOT Spokesman Miller! First lets begin with a little history of the of the Cherokee Freedmen, and so as not to make this post so long I will reference my writings that are published on a news website www.OpEd.com (OCN) the First article titled <a href=“http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_john_cor_080327_the_cherokee_freedme.htm”>“The Freedmen Story”</a> the Material explains the Title. The <a href=“”>Next Article </a>is a continuation of the first with much documentation for corroboration.
With the these publications from a reader came an all important question which was <b>“How does Chad Smith <b>justify </b>what he does to the Cherokee Freedmen with <b>logic?</b>”</a> so I went to the CNOT website and on the Page of material for <a href=“http://freedmen.cherokee.org/”>NON INDIANS</a> I found what is most likely the justifying material, along with other totally disgusting materials, a 16 point list of supposed logic, so I took this 16 point Item and Debunked it for the answer to the Question, you can See <a href=“http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_john_cor_080402_chad_smith_logic_and.htm”>THE DEBUNKING HERE</a>
John Cornsilk
Cherokee Member of CNOT!