/tags/cherokee-nation cherokee nation en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:06:53 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-25/cherokee-nation-strikes-down-language-that-limits-citizenship-rights-by-blood The wording in the Cherokee Nation's legal doctrine has been used to exclude Black people whose ancestors were once enslaved by the Cherokees — known as Freedmen — from their full tribal rights. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:06:53 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-25/cherokee-nation-strikes-down-language-that-limits-citizenship-rights-by-blood Mary Louise Kelly, Farah Eltohamy /news-partners/2019-09-03/cherokee-nation-names-first-delegate-to-congress Former Obama adviser Kimberly Teehee is being appointed as the tribe's first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The position is outlined in an 1835 treaty but had never been filled. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:43:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-03/cherokee-nation-names-first-delegate-to-congress Graham Lee Brewer