Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-30
CHEROKEES ARE
FULL PLEDGED
AMERICANS NOW
Members Of One Of Largest Of
Five Civilized Tribes in
Oklahoma Lose Their Iden-
tity as a Nation.

isr soHsina IousHtl ssecisL ltAsrp ~iHsI
Washington, July 2g-The passinf
81 the red man ana bis slow bu
stendy absorption into The body oi
American citizenship was made cvi.
dent boy the recent order or tho In.
dian office dlfsolvlng the Cherokee
nation as tribal entity on July /
Hast and placing the members OF the
largest Of the five civilized tribes on
the same footing as white residents Of
oklahoma.
The Cherokccs have figured IN some
OF the notable stages of American
history. EthneioRieallY they are said
10 De n branch Of the lroquois fam
+ llv although never allied practically
with the ifouuois nation. originally
they occupied the Appamatox basin
of virginia but were gradually driv-
en south Into Georgia and The Caro-
linas. with branches in kentucky and
+ Tennessee. Here they developed the
f powerful c0nfederncv which made
I treaties with the United states. and
resisted the efforts Of the states -
dspufscss them. This raised one Of
The first issues over the stltes being
bound by federal treaties when the
United States supreme court sustain
cd the Cherokee treaties. Andrew
jackson, then president. made his
famous remark "Wcll, John Mar
shall has made his decision, now let
him enforce a."
The Cherokees made rapid progress
in education and civilization aband-
oning the chase for agriculture. and
inally developing an alphabet and
language of their own. This was the
production of one of their mixed
blood members, SequOya or George
Gusf. who invented syllahary Of
seventy eight signs forming the
basis of the Cherokee language. since
known as ScuuOya About this time
q newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix.
was started at New Echota. IN Geor-
gia. the capital Of the nation The
office was lOR house and the paper
was printed In English and Chero-
kee Publication was suspended after
six years by the Georgia authorities
AT the height Of the Cherokee's
prosperity gold was discovered with
in the territory and agitation for the
removal Of the Indian soon began.
After hopeless struggle lasting for
years. under their great chief John
Ross, the Cherokees, on December
20. 1898, signed a treaty 1y which 1t
MHF Nhl&fh lHff RHHlu SUI Ai'At ~
maning territory aud move out he
You'd the Mississippi to country
there to be set aside for them, In In
dian Territory
Objection 10 the migration devcl-
oped among many of the Cherokees,
and General Winfield Scott was final
~ sent to forcibly remove the 1000
Indians 10 their new home in the
west They suffered terrible hard
ships on the long journey by foot,
auu il Is said nearly one fourth OF
the number persisted. Arriving In their
new home they formed national
with the capital at Tab
leauah.
The task of converting the Chero-
KEGS from a tribal community into
i body az individual land owners be-
San in 1902, when they signed an
agreement with the United States by
which the government undertook TO
make complete rolls Of all the tribes
men ana divide the land and money
nmung them. The Curtis act, passed
By congress In 1898, proyided for the
valuation aud allotment of the lands
If the Five Civilized tribes. In 1906
the legislative and judicial depart
ments of the Cherokee nation passed
nut ~ hAlHtfUt't Jul NV 'N''tNANf
branch was kept up under Principal
chief W. C. Rogers, In 1907, which
The state of oklahoma was formed 1
all members of the tribe became I
citizens.
The task of dissolvng the Chero- 4
KEGS. which might. In general WAY /
be compared with that of winding up T
he affairs Of an immense estate, had, 4
ny July / last progressed to such a /
leeree that il only remained for the 4
United States to execute a few deeds /
IN small tracts OF land. All commu- I
iity property has been converted into I
ash and each Cherokee has received I
mis- allotment Commissioner Of In (
ian Affairs, Cato Sells, In the near I
tture will distribute the remaining \
ash on hand, 5000. 900, or about SO 4
per capita. to the 4i,fS9 members I
If the tribe. The principal chief, "
= Rogers hass been invited TO send I
n his resignation
Agreements similar to that with .
he Cherukees We're made with me
'hlrkasaWa. Choetaws, Greeks and I
iemin0es and the work of winding
~ their affairs is now in progress.
At It's completion ihese four tribes
llso will be dissolved The Creek ana I
seminole nations viii be the next 70 Il
'rltso To- exist as tribal entities, pos
IDLY within a year. Thus consider n
Tile part Of the remnant Of Amer n
can Indians Is gradually merging in n
q n body of American citizenship. II