ID120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, National Indian Gaming Commission, Charlottetown Accord
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The cherokee participated in slavery and after the civil war, the cherokee signed a treaty with the u. s. that extended cherokee citizenship to cherokee slaves that had been freed. These sla(cid:448)es are the freed(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ere to ha(cid:448)e (cid:862)all the rights of nati(cid:448)e cherokees(cid:863) Many members of the cherokee have never been happy with this and in the 1970s, chief of the. Cherokee issued an order that required cherokee nation citizens to have a certificate of degree of indian blood (cdib) There are 3 groups of cherokee: cherokee by blood, freedman, and whites who intermarried. They were trying to make sure the only group with voting rights was the cherokee by blood group. In 2004, a freedmen descendant took the matter to the cherokee supreme court and the court decided that the freedmen were cherokee, could apply to be enrolled, and should have the right to vote.
