CHEROKEES PICK UP SOME BAD HABITS FROM WHITE AMERICANS

This following case has been brewing for a while but it just got some new press last week. The Cherokee nation in Oklahoma has been trying to expel the descendants of slaves (and I think Freedman) as well that were brought to Cherokee territory by the Cherokees themselves during the “Trail of Tears.” The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court just upheld a 2007 decision expelling the black descendants.  The Huffington Post has also included some coverage of the litigation.   The move seems to be at least partly motivated by the Cherokees not wanting the expelled to share in casino proceeds and federal funding. I’m sure this won’t be the end of the litigation.  I have often said that black folks have picked up the worst traits of white society, I guess I can add our Native brothers to that saying as well. A very sad turn of affairs, particularly since the Cherokee nation is the one African Americans seem to identify with most. This one is worth keeping an eye on.