The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

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also referred to as "The Cherokee Nation"


This article is about the name of the tribe. For information about the tribe itself, see Cherokee Nation.


The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is the largest of three Cherokee tribes which have been given full recognition by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. During 1898-1906 the federal government dissolved the former Cherokee Nation, to make way for the incorporation of Indian Territory into the new state of Oklahoma. From 1906 to 1975, structure and function of the tribal government were not clearly defined, but in 1975-76 the tribe wrote a constitution as The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma,[1] and received federal recognition. During 1999-2003, the tribe passed and ratified amendments to their constitution, which omitted the words "of Oklahoma" from references to the tribe.[2] The US Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs has not accepted as valid any version of the constitution later than the 1975-6 edition,[3][4][5] and the tribe is still regularly referred to as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma in federal court filings,[6] on government websites,[7] and elsewhere.[8][9][10][11] The tribe, which contests BIA involvement in the tribal constitution,[12] routinely refers to itself as "The Cherokee Nation,"[13] although it still conducts litigation in federal courts as "The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma."[14]

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  1. ^ 1976 Constitution of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (1976). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  2. ^ "The 1999 Constitution of the Cherokee Nation; A review and comparison between the 1976 and 1999 Constitutions of the Cherokee Nation in preparation for the ratification vote on July 26, 2003.". The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (2003). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  3. ^ Affidavit of Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs (May 29, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  4. ^ Federal Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  5. ^ Letter from Carl Artman, Assistant Secretary of the BIA, to Principal Chief Chad Smith. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  6. ^ Brief in Opposition in the case Delaware Tribe of Indians v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, et al.. United States Department of Justice (July, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  7. ^ Indian Ancestry - Cherokee Indian Ancestry. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  8. ^ Website of the United Keetoowah Band. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  9. ^ Testimony of Dallas Proctor, Chief of the United Keetoowah Band, before the US Senate. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (Sept. 18, 2002). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  10. ^ H.R. 2824: To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. United States House of Representatives (June 21, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
  11. ^ Land Acquisitions; Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. The Federal Register (March5, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  12. ^ Cherokee Nation reacts to BIA Rejection of Constitution, (May 23, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  13. ^ Website of the Cherokee Nation. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  14. ^ Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma et al. v. Leavitt et al.. Supreme Court of the United States (March 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.


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Native American Tribes officially recognized by the United States

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is one of the 562 Indian Tribal Entities within the contiguous 48 States recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs included in the latest list issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior of the United States on April 4, 2008.
 
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