Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
Found in 412 Collections and/or Records:
Resolution of Citizens of Philadelphia Condemning United States Attempt to Forcibly Remove Cherokee Nation, May 16, 1838
Resolution of citizens of Philadelphia condemning United States attempt to forcibly remove Cherokee Nation. Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 342
Resolution of Council, September 16, 1831
Resolution of Council concerning the punishment for the crime of rape. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 61
Resolution of Council, September 19, 1831
Resolution of Council regarding the sale of "Ardent Spirits" within 5 miles of General Council in session. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 62
Resolution of Council, September 24, 1831
Resolution of Council regarding cases in which District Judges are unable to form a decision. (OS) Document is dated September 10, 1831, but the Clerk's signature is dated September 24, 1831. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 63
Resolution of Council, September 24, 1831
Resolution of Council requiring persons to give assistance to Lighthorse. [OS]. There are various dates on this document. Council President September 20, 1831; Edward Hicks September 18, 1831; William Thornton, Clerk September 24, 1831. on approval signatures of Black Coal and Walter Webber. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 64
Resolution of Council, December 3, 1833
Resolution of Council regarding harboring white persons who are guilty of a crime in the Cherokee Nation. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 86
Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation for negotiating removal efforts, July 21, 1838
Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation that "the whole business of the emigration of our people shall be undertaken by the Nation" with the delegation negotiating arrangements. Signatures of the delegation include Richard Taylor, President; Going Snake, Speaker; Stephen Foreman, Clerk; and Elijah Hicks. A typed transcript is included. Folder 24
Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding land entitlement, August 1, 1838
Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation stating that the original title and ownership of indigenous lands are still vested in the Cherokee Nation, and that all losses resulting from the Treaty of New Echota are chargeable to the United States. Signatures include Richard Taylor, President; Going Snake, Speaker; and Stephen Foreman, Clerk. Folder 25
Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding right to self-govern, October 30, 1840
Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, signed by sixteen persons. It affirms the democratic rule of the majority and the ability of the Nation to self-govern. Typed transcript included. Folder 26
Resolution of General Council to Affect that the Cherokee Nation Cannot Aid in the Roundup of Creeks, August 10, 1837
Resolution of General Council at Red Clay to affect that the Cherokee Nation cannot aid roundup of Creeks [see August 7, 1837] or protect same if United States power is exerted against them. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 263