US Cherokees vote to expel descendants of slaves

I wonder if that would go for their childrens children too

From what I read it does sound like racism to me as well

Funny according to the Liberal Manifesto it cant be racism because minority's can not be racist.

What the Cherokee are voting to do probably is racist but it was the govt. that put them on a reservation and designated them as a separate people in the first place, which as it turns out was probably not a bad thing. It is, whether the rest of the country likes it or not, up to the Cherokee people to determine what qualifies or not.

Regardless of what is or isn't fair, to me it's just a little bit startling. I think it's unfair to the descendants of mixed heritage. This is wrong on so many levels.

Citizen Kane-- I guess I no longer have indian blood in me either :-{

This seems unfair, but it does make sense.

Tribal organisations aren't usually the richest in the world. They have limited resources and lands. And with so many people claiming (truthfully or not) to be of indigenous descent, these people find themselves in a position where they have to clarify who does or doesn't qualify as a member of their ethnic group or face impoverishment in many respects.

When an ethnic group is so dilute as to accept anyone and everyone, it loses all meaning and is destroyed. These people have demonstrated a lot of courage to try and preserve who they are as a people. I'm sure they'll catch a lot of flak, but a little criticism is acceptable in return for survival.

Just a note as to how the freed slaves of the Cherokee became tribe members. The Cherokee were to receive considerations for accepting their slaves as tribal members. As with most promises made to native tribes, the US reneged. Perhaps the Cherokee have the right to ignore their part of the agreement as well...

Well, the Cherokees may have voted to expel Blacks from their tribe nation but thank God, the history books haven't or won't. Blacks will always be known as an integral part of Cherokee history.

The article is two years old, nevertheless , this disclaimer has a familiar ring to it...

"But this is not my Cherokee Nation. My Cherokee Nation is one that honors all parts of her past."

And here is a where-it-started footnote:

....the one-drop rule. At the turn of the 19th century, the U.S. government relied on that racist tool, originally used to determine whether people were black or not, in combination with other factors for a census of people living on Native American tribal lands. Time

It is racist; and the Cherokee's have been white washed along with everybody else to think they are not racist; and for some reason to think they are pure; when they are not. How could they be pure anything; especially after dancing with wolves. Unfortunately the women suffer the most because their head of household rights were removed when the white man came in; and the men decided to bellieve in a Father, Son and Holy Ghost religion; that doesnt even see the necessilty of a woman. But you cant have a Father or Son unless the Holy Ghost is actually a Hostess, Goddess, Mother or Daughter and that included Jesus Christ himself.

Peace out