Led by Principal Chief John Ross, opponents submitted a petition ... representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, encouraged the three tribes to continue to work with each other.
Chief John Ross and other leaders of the Cherokee nation wrote a letter to Congress to protest the 1835 Treaty of New Echota. This treaty, signed by a group of Cherokees claiming to represent ...
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief John Ross is among the singers of the treaty ... repeat is that the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma was recognized by a single sentence ...
The Indian Removal Act ... It is the cause of liberty and justice.” Principal Chief John Ross (Cherokee, 1790–1866), appearing before the U.S. Senate in 1836 to argue on behalf of the Cherokee ...
These Indian nations ... this group were not the recognized leaders of the Cherokee nation, and over 15,000 Cherokees -- led by Chief John Ross -- signed a petition in protest.
These Indian nations ... this group were not the recognized leaders of the Cherokee nation, and over 15,000 Cherokees -- led by Chief John Ross -- signed a petition in protest.