Wednesday, 7/18/07, on American Indian Airwaves

"Deflecting Termination: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, The Freedmen and H.R. 2824"

Part 1:_______________________________
Mike Miller (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), Communications Director of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (http://www.cherokee.org/) joins us live to discuss the Cherokee Nation's recent constitutional amendment which resulted in disenrolling certain Freedman from the rolls. Mr. Miller will also discuss H.R. 2824 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:2:./temp/~c110yD52Ka:: which calls for the United States' government to sever relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.

Part 2:_______________________________
U.S. Congresswomen Diane Watson (D-33) (http://www.house.gov/watson/) joins us live to discuss her reason for introducing H.R. 2824 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:2:./temp/~c110tQyfzY::  which calls for the United States' government to sever relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.  Ms. WATSON (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CLAY, Ms. LEE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. FATTAH, and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) introduced H.R. 2824 this past June 21st, 2007.

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