Pudgy Indian

Just finished interviewing Marilyn Vann of the Descendents of the Freedmen Association. Oddly, turns out that the history states that the Black Cherokees were wanted in the tribe back in the day of the treaty. The Cherokee were not forced into taking their blacks, they wanted them. They Loved them as Cherokees, as their people.

Turns out that their are even WHITE Cherokee. White folks recognized as Cherokee that have NO indigenous blood in them at all whatsoever. So, the argument that they want an Indigenous Cherokee Nation is moot because...as it turns out...the Cherokee folks didn't go after the white folks, they went after the blacks.

Turns out the issue started when the Black Cherokee voted for the opponent of a person who became the Tribal Chairman and had a big campaign against him. The Cherokee Chairman started a campaign filled with lies and got many people who were not informed other than what the council told them to vote against exterminating the blacks from their tribe.

It will be going to federal courts soon as the Feds have already considered the vote illegal. The Cherokee Council says they can do whatever they want to their blacks. What if the Feds said they can do whatever they want to the Cherokee?

Should be an interesting battle in the months, possibly years to come.