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On Mar 3, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Coats Family History wrote:
> Yes, it is considered a collective punishment because the Tribe after
> the civil war had already emancipated their slaves in line with the
> results of the Civil War ...
>
> In fact the Shawnee and Delware are considered part of the Cherokee
> Nation even though they are not Cherokee...this creates much
> dissention in the Nation because both sides feel this is a forced
> relationship...after all the Shawnee, Delware and Cherokee are
> separate tribes but the US has put them all under the umbrella of the
> Cherokee Nation...the United Ketawah Band has recently fought this
> battle as well and lost....UKB is also under the Cherokee Nation
> Umbrella...
>
> So in most cases, the Cherokee Nation has often been forced to accept
> citizens that do not rightfully belong as citizens...
>
> Charlotte (sorry, I do have first name...:))
>
> On 3/3/07, Anita L. Henderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> In a message dated 3/3/07 11:11:07 AM, [log in to unmask]
>> writes:
>>
>>
>> > Cherokee's had emancipated their slaves prior to this treaty and
>> the
>> > US declared that null and void and then forced the 1866 treaty upon
>> > the Cherokee Nation as a result of their position on the
>> confederate
>> > site of the Civil War...thus that treaty is a badge of slavery
>> to both
>> > the Freedmen and the Cherokees...
>> >
>>
>> Dear Coats? (sorry your name wasn't on the email ;-)):
>>
>> Why would the government force the Cherokees into this treat if
>> only part of
>> the tribe supported the confederacy. At least half under John
>> Ross were
>> union and fought on the side of the union. Was it collective
>> punishment?
>>
>> Anita L. Henderson
>>
>>
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