Cherokee National Council
Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:
Resolution of Cherokee People in General Council, November 19, 1851
Resolution of Cherokee people in General Council. Approving Nov. 5 Act of National Council providing for retrocession of "Neutral Land." One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 998
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 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 National Committee and Council , March 21, 1831
Resolution of National Committee and Council regarding appeals to General Council. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 52
Resolution of National Committee and Council , March 21, 1831
Resolution of National Committee and Council concerning revenge killings of persons acquitted of murder. (OS). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 53