The relationships between Indigenous tribes and formerly enslaved Black people in the U.S. were complex, shaped by historical ...

This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing in the way of ...

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, on February 4, 2025.

The Indian Removal Act was passed in 1930 ... The Americans wanted the millions of acres occupied by the Cherokee, Creek, ...

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann praised the passage by the House of his bill H.R. 226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act. It passed the House by a unanimous voice vote. It marks the ...

Oklahoma decision issued in July 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States clarified that the Creek Reservation was never ... into trust for gaming purposes within the Cherokee reservation qualify ...