what problem do the cherokee tribe facing now? is there any law or legislation about the problem?
106454
As far as our local tribe goes, their biggest problem is how to divide up the profits from the casino's.  Are you a rull blooded indian?  Should only those who live on the reservation qualify?\n\nGreed knows no color.
477378
There is a Native American Organization that deals with that called American Indian Movement (AIM) Their website is:\nhttp://www.aimovement.org\n\nor can look up on Yahoo.
4655
You may want to ask them what they eat...because they are still around... http://www.cherokee.org/
394025
Somebody had to do something. The federal government is all talk and no action. Do you have a link to these new laws? I haven't read them yet. Georgia was the perfect state to do something because no one can say this state was stolen from mexicans.
326885
The Wikipedia entry gives a good little background summary, something like this: \n\nIn late 1828, the state of Georgia was afraid the federal government would not be able to follow through on their promise to remove the Cherokee Nation from Georgia. So the state started taking steps to strip the Cherokee Nation of their rights, in the hopes of forcing them out. In the usual manner of things (lawsuits, lobbying, etc.), the case wound up in the Supreme Court.\n\nA Cherokee delegation selected William Wirt as their defense, and asked for -- and here I'm going to quote Wiki directly as it's hard to paraphrase ...\n\n"an injunction, claiming that Georgia's state legislature had created laws which, "go directly to annihilate the Cherokees as a political society". Wirt argued that "the Cherokee Nation [was] a foreign nation in the sense of our constitution and law..." and was not subject to Georgia's jurisdiction. Wirt asked the Supreme Court to null and void all Georgia laws extended over Cherokee territory on the grounds that they violated the U.S. Constitution, United States-Cherokee treaties, and United States intercourse laws.\n\nThe injunction was denied, on the grounds that the Cherokee people, not being a state, and claiming to be independent of the United States, were a domestic dependent nation, over which the Supreme Court had no original jurisdiction. Although the Court determined that it did not have original jurisdication in this case, the Court held open the possibility that it yet might rule in favor of the Cherokee."\n\nThe other site I've linked to looks like the official ruling on the case. (With all its lovely legalese)
1031003
First, most native tribes' reservations sit on land that they had no stake in when their ancestors lived here.\n\nSecond, they are not the real owners of this land. The land now known as the U.S. was taken by force or bought from others who took it by force. Conquest and purchase has always been the accepted practice for gaining territory. It's simply the way of the world. The Indians fought over land with each other before we ever got here and we took it from them by force.\n\nThey don't deserve to have their land back, but they don't deserve to be segregated away on a reservation either. They should have been integrated into our society like every other person.
235092
Horrible part of American history:\n\n The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of the Cherokee Native American tribe to the Western United States in 1838, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 4,000 Cherokee Indians. In the Cherokee language, the event is called Nunna daul Isunyi—"the Trail Where We Cried."\n\nThe Trail of Tears resulted from the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota, an agreement signed under the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which exchanged Native American land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River, but was never accepted by the elected tribal leadership Chief John Ross, or majority of the Cherokee people. Nevertheless, the treaty was enforced by President Martin Van Buren, who sent federal troops to round up about 17,000 Cherokees in camps before being sent to the west. Most of the deaths occurred from disease in these camps. After the initial round up, the U.S. military played a limited role in the journey itself, with the Cherokee Nation taking over supervision of most of the emigration. The Treaty of New Echota was signed by a small faction of prominent Cherokees, Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot (Buck Watie), and Stan Watie, and their followers willingly left Georgia for Oklahoma Prior to the forced removal. The signing of the Treaty entailed accepting payment from the government for their land in Georgia and relocating to Oklahoma. This touched off what is known as the "Blood Feud" between the two factions in which Elias Boudinot (Buck Watie) and Major Ridge and his son were murdered in Oklahoma after the removal of John Ross and his factions of Cherokees to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. This split the Cherokee Nation into two factions, the Western Cherokee's led by Major Ridge and the Eastern faction who continued to recongize Chief John Ross as the Chief of the Cherokee Nation.\n\nThe Cherokees were not the only Native Americans forced to emigrate during this era, and so the phrase "Trail of Tears" is sometimes used to refer to similar events endured by other Indian peoples, especially among the "Five Civilized Tribes." In fact, the phrase "Trail of Tears" may have originated as a description of the removal of the Choctaw nation. See Indian Removal for more details.
256215
It has been a problem for Southwestern States for a long time.  I live in Texas and as long as I can remember this has been a huge problem - I think that the rest of the country is just now feeling our pain because we have yelled and someone in DC has finally listened.\n\nTo answer expectationpurple :  Illegal Foreigners do not have rights in this country.  They may be entitled to human rights (as all humans are) but they have no legal status in this country and therefore have no legal rights - Period!
353268
OMG, I can't believe someone actually said the Cherokee were Plains hunters!!!!  These are the Plains nomadic hunting tribes:  Assiniboine, Sioux, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Plains Apache, Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, Comanche, Pawnee.  There were a couple of peripheral groups that occasionally wandered onto the Plains to supplement their crops, but the aforementioned are the fully nomadic groups after the introduction of the horse.  There were also mountain groups who were nomadic hunters as well, but these were the plains tribes
318264
It isn't being dealt with at all,and won't be until the citizens have had enough, and clean-house. When it happens, as it must, I just hope it's done without bloodshed, but I doubt it. Those people up there aren't likely to give-up without a fight. They have had too much power for too long, and continue usurping more from the people, to which the power in this country lawfully belong.
521499
I've been dealing with the issues for over 10 years. Why is it now coming up with the rest of you because it is at a critical mass and it has become a major problem. Economically, Socially and Culturally. It is effecting the quality of life in this country and threatening our future as a sovereign nation. Simple as that.
671149
The U.S. is pretty tolerant of all immigrants. Except for the American Indians, we, or our ancestors, have all immigrated here from somewhere.\nThe issue you may be hearing about is about ILLEGAL immigration. Unfortunately, we have had very lax border security between the U.S. and Mexico. And it is beginning to become a major problem in the U.S....to the point that the majority of the citizens want something done about the issue.\nIf you apply through legal channels and get all the necessary paperwork, you will have no problems coming to, and being accepted by, the majority of us.\nI would say all, but as with everywhere, there are some bigots here, too.
770612
The problems are not usually the laws, the problems are usually the bleeding hearts who make sure that their particular minority is given the better voice because a job, or position, or house, or tv, or first prize went to someone of another faith/colour/creed/sexuality etc.\n\nIt is minority groups that twist the laws to their own favour through the media not the laws themselves that are bad.\n\nAs long as any group can turn around to persecute the norm for being what it is we will have a problem. Yes we do need to treat everyone as equals, but sadly NO it is not possible to do this, maybe we should just enjoy the differences that are humanity and say that some are better at things than others, that some deserve more than others and that some should have when others should not.\nIts like this white poppy crap today. Poppys should remind us that there has been war and death and blood. thats the point, so we dont do it again watering down the colour of the poppy just waters down the reason for a rememberence that was paid ofr in blood in fields where red poppys grew.
855948
They didn't have immigration laws back then.  The first native Americans that met the settlers liked and helped them.  Other tribes weren't so nice on the intrusion of their land,(the territory they were aware of and hunted in etc) even if it was other Native Americans.  You act like like they had maps and all abided by the same rules and cultural practices and met once a year to toke the peace pipe and compare notes.
155858
Your question is much too broad - narrow your question and I will try to answer.  They cannot have casinos, there are Indian child Welfare Act issues, there are treaty issues, etc.
250003
I think they will never return the lands they "negotiated" away from yours and many other tribes.  I do think the USA has to make the situation right, by providing more than money and casino operations.  \n\nThe poverty and mistreatment of our Native Americans is the deepest and dumbest wound on the face of our country.
309715
im 1/3 native and it pretty much means jack $hit, we do get medical care 4 free at local hospitals though and up untill recently regular cops couldnt come on 2 our land only cherokee marshals, it may still be like that in some states but not oklahoma\n\nwe still pay taxes we shouldnt though