Well, howdy there internet people, let's bea again. So today we are going to talk about treaties

and the trail and the Cherokee Nation

and a 200 year old promise that has gone unfulfilled

that the Cherokee Nation would like to be fulfilled.

So the Cherokee are asking Congress to give them a delegate in the House of Representatives.

They really shouldn't be asking, they should be demanding, because according to the 1835

Treaty of New Achota, they're entitled to one. It was stipulated in the treaty that they would have a

delegate in the House of Representatives to represent their interests. It's been almost 200 years and it hasn't happened because as

is often the case when it comes to Native

and the American government,

well, let's just forget about that part.

You know, those couple of words, they don't really mean much, you know the those couple of words they don't really mean much you know the treaty

itself was obtained through well let's just call it debatable means.

Not, uh, it was signed with a group that is not necessarily representative of the whole and the treaty led to the

trail of tears but a large portion of that treaty, just not going to be honored, even after what happened.

If the request is granted by the House of Representatives, the Cherokee Nation would have a

non-voting member in the House.

There are other places that have non-voting members.

D.C. Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, there are others.

They can debate on the House floor.

They can introduce legislation, and if I'm not mistaken, they could even sit on committees.

So it's not an entirely ceremonial place, they just can't vote.

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