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TAHLEQUAH — Fueling Cherokee Nation’s call to Congress for representation is a promise dating back to 1835. A promise Cherokee Nation has been actively seeking to invoke since 2019.
Fueling Cherokee Nation’s call to Congress for representation is a promise dating back to 1835.
The Cherokee Nation is seeking congressional approval to seat a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the Treaty of New Echota, signed in 1835, but there are concerns that it would give certain states a “super vote,” or extra representation in the House.