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    USpreme Court Case Study

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    Marshal ruled in court that Indian tribes could not transfer land to private parties without the consent of the federal government. The Court explained that, after conquest by the Europeans under the discovery the rights of the tribes to complete sovereignty were diminished. Natives could not sell land or own it truly and the land that they were placed on they could only occupy. The second case of the Marshall Trilogy is The Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia (1831). The Cherokee Nation wanted the authority of

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    of Native Americans - and not this opposite. However, contrary to the common knowledge, some specific Native Nations – such as the Cherokee Nation – tried to assimilate and adapt to the way of life of white people to incorporate the white society, but they were still victim of racism and unlawful practices. In order to understand these facts, we will study the Cherokee people and their society, then we are going to see how Cherokees assimilated and adapted to the society of the white people, and finally

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    The word Cherokee comes from a Creek word "Chelokee" meaning "people of a different speech." In their own language the Cherokee called themselves the Aniyunwiya or "principal people" or the Keetoowah, "people of Kituhwa." The Cherokee are perhaps one of the most interesting of Native American Groups. Their life and culture are closely intertwined with early American settlers and the history of our own nation 's struggle for freedom. In the interest of promoting tolerance and peace, and with

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    to our presidents and our tax rights. However, the natives whom have been impacted have not forgotten this. The Cherokee people have held on to the basics of their way of life and customs, while being forced to incorporate white culture into their daily lifestyles. Pre-European contact, before the 1600’s, the Cherokee people and their nation were made up of a very large tribe that ranged from the Appalachian mountains, to the Mississippi river, and from the Ohio river to what is now North

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    the end of many Native Americans. The Cherokee would be the hardest hit during this relocation and would come from a surprising friend so the Cherokee thought. The man that started and ended this push would be someone the Cherokee fought alongside years before. The seventh President of the United States was Andrew Jackson. He was President from 1829-1837. During his time as President, Jackson started the Indian removal policy which forced the Cherokee nation to give up all of their land east

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    1827 Constitution of the Cherokee Nation is a document that was created to protect the Cherokee Indians from being thrown out of their native lands. The authors of the document are not unknown. The first line of the document states, “We the Representatives of the people of the Cherokee Nation…” The authors are the Representatives of the Cherokee tribes, who were chosen by the people of the Cherokee nation to represent them. The representatives would have been free male Cherokee members that are twenty-five

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    Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma: Health Care The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (CN) is one of the many Native American tribes that place a great emphasis on health care. There are noticeable efforts and investments in improving the health care system in the Cherokee Nation. Through the building of health care centers, launching health programs, and individually engaged tribal members in the health field, the Cherokee Nation is striving to improve the overall health care of their people. Although the Cherokee

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    in forcing the Indian tribes to leave their homeland and move to the Oklahoma territory. I believe the Tribes were taken advantage of and abused by the states whenever possible. In 1971 the Cherokee tribe was in the process of making treaties with United States. The state of Georgia recognized the Cherokee tribe as a nation allowing them to make their own laws and follow their native customs. In the late 1700’s their land started to be invaded by the white man. The Cherokee Indians began to move

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    from torture, violence, slavery, and relocation. The first recorded contact with the Europeans that the Choctaw Tribe encountered was Hernando De Soto 's Expedition in the 1540 's. Hernando was supposed to conquer Florida but failed terribly. As De Soto 's brutalities became known, the Choctaw Tribe greeted him and his army with a great celebration and later attacked them. The Choctaw Tribe gave De Soto and his troops about six hundred and forty-four arrow wounds wherever armor didn’t protect them.

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    Cherokee Indians As stated in the “Cherokees,” Robert J. Conley said, “Cherokees are a Native American people whose ancestral lands were a vast area of what is now the southeastern United States.” They adapt to their surroundings rapidly when they settle in the southeast. These lands are very helpful for the Cherokee Indians to survive. Some factors of the Native American Tribe, the Cherokee Indians, are their advanced tools and weapons, their variations of clothing, and their religion. The advanced

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