H.R.2824 - To sever United States' government 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.

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08/18/11
HR2824: Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative ... - OpenCongress

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10/30/08
ACORN IV: Obama, ACORN, Citizen’s Services Inc: False FEC Filings ...

Watson’s bill H.R.2824 key objective is to force the Cherokee Nation into giving citizenship to the freedman whose ancestors did not appear on the Dawes Rolls. If this is not done the bill would stop funding to the Cherokee Nation. ...

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10/18/08
Tim Giago: Voting for Deeds over Promises

Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has weighed in on the side of the Cherokees by publicly opposing my legislation, H.R. 2824, which suspends U.S. relations with the Cherokees until the rights of Freedmen are restored. ...

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10/09/08
Freedmen: Julian Bond and NAACP SUPPORTS Severance of US ...

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the NAACP strongly supports HR 2824, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Dianne Watson (CA) and 11 of her Congressional colleagues requiring that the United States government sever all ties with the ...

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10/08/08
Freedmen: Julian Bond and NAACP SUPPORTS Severance of US …

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the NAACP strongly supports HR 2824, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Dianne Watson ( CA ) and 11 of her Congressional colleagues requiring that the United States government sever all ties with the … ...

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09/30/08
hr 1424 - Fr #3

has weighed in on the side of the Cherokees by publicly opposing my legislation, HR 2824, which suspends US relations with the Cherokees until the rights of Freedmen are restored. Sen. Obama also takes exception to a recent . ...

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09/30/08
hr 1424 - mencari lailatul qadar

has weighed in on the side of the cherokees by publicly opposing my legislation, hr 2824, which suspends us relations with the cherokees until the rights of freedmen are restored. sen. obama also takes exception to a recent . ...

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09/30/08
hr 1424 - Malam Lailatul Qadar - Malam Seribu Bulan

has weighed in on the side of the Cherokees by publicly opposing my legislation, HR 2824, which suspends US relations with the Cherokees until the rights of Freedmen are restored. Sen. Obama also takes exception to a recent . ...

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08/16/08
Watson Bill, HR 2824, only compounds the injustice

As readers of this journal know, I have spoken out firmly against the banishment of the Freedmen from Cherokee citizenship, and I believe that racism had a heavy hand in passing that measure last March. But HR 2824, Congresswoman Diane ...

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08/10/08
Native Americans Against Obama-These Are The Faces….

Watson’s bill HR2824 key objective is to force the Cherokee Nation into giving citizenship to the freedman whose ancestors did not appear on the Dawes Rolls. If this is not done the bill would stop funding to the Cherokee Nation. ...

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08/08/08
ORIGINAL PECHANGA, THE CREEK FREEDMEN/WOMEN AND JOHN CORNSILK ...

Barack Obama to reconsider his stand on non Congressional intervention in the disenrollment of 2800 Black Cherokee Freedmen/Women, requesting that he support the Congressional Bills (HR 2824 and HR 2786 [NAHASDA]) (and the Congressional ...

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08/05/08
THE FREEDMEN/WOMEN AND THE CHEROKEE NATION: CONCLUSION « BEAUTIFUL ...

Barack Obama to reconsider his stand on non Congressional intervention in the disenrollment of 2800 Black Cherokee Freedmen/Women, requesting that he support the Congressional Bills (HR 2824 and HR 2786 [NAHASDA]) (and the Congressional ...

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08/03/08
Neither a Treaty nor the 13th Amendment makes them Cherokee

I hope that Diane Watson and the Congressional Black Caucus takes note and stops trying to terminate the Cherokee Nation with HR 2824 because the tribe will not recognize non-Indians as citizens. Barack Obama has said that Congress ...

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07/24/08
Emotions Flare During NAJA Panel

Because a solution has yet to be found, Congress is considering cutting funding to the Cherokee Nation through legislation called HR 2824. Chief Smith played a nine-minute video explaining that the funding cut would negatively affect ...

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07/13/08
CAN'T SIT HERE ~ "RACISM" IN THE CHEROKEE NATION!!!

Garcia left no doubt NCAI will oppose the dismantling of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma proposed in Watson's bill, HR 2824 in the House. Also on June 26, a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus and outspoken foe of the freedmen ...

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07/13/08
entry for july 14, 2008

hr 2824 was introduced june 21, 2007 by congresswoman diane watson. this bill proposes "to sever the united states' government relations with the cherokee nation" because of the tribe's recent constitutional amendment to limit ...

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06/23/08
King: Race, Affiliation, and Sovereignty ‘08

Supported by 35 members of the CBC, HR 2824 was a reaction to Cherokee freedmen’s appeals to US lawmakers to weigh in on their removal from the Cherokee tribal roll. This new conflict over tribal sovereignty and what it means to be part ...

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06/18/08
Race, Affiliation & Sovereignty ‘08: The Future of Indian Country

HR 2824, a bill that seeks to ‘sever United States’ government relations with the Cherokee Nation’, until full tribal citizenship is restored to Cherokee Freedmen was introduced in 2007. Supported by 35 members of the Congressional ...

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06/10/08
Rep. Watson: Speech at Freedmen conference

Rep. Diane Watson (D-California) spoke at the Descendants of Freedmen Association 5th Annual Conference in Oklahoma on June 7. Watson is sponsoring HR2824, a bill to cut federal funds to the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until the tribe ...

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05/22/08
obama tackles tough issues

watson's bill, hr 2824 in the house of representatives, would penalize the cherokee nation of oklahoma for trying to expel its freedmen, tribal citizen descendants of slaves and free blacks who lived among the cherokee before, ...

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05/16/08
obama and hr 2824

senator barack obama (d-il) has stated his opposition to hr 2824, an attempt by his fellow congressional black caucus member rep. diane watson (d-ca) to sever government-to-government relations with the cherokee nation of (it's *in*, ...

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05/16/08
Native News from PECHANGA.net

OP/ED: Obama Upholds Rights of Cherokees, All Native American Tribes (WASHINGTON, DC) -- Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has stated his opposition to HR 2824, an attempt by his fellow Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. ...

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05/15/08
Obama Upholds Rights of Cherokees, All Native American Tribes

HR 2824, an attempt by his fellow Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) to sever ... Black Caucus stated that "members of the CBC will not support, and will actively oppose ...

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05/15/08
More nonsense

has weighed in on the side of the Cherokees by publicly opposing my legislation (he's running for president, and looking for votes, smart move on his part), HR 2824, which suspends US relations with the Cherokees until the rights of ...

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05/13/08
congressional black caucus adds amendments to indian bills to cut ...

hr2824 title: to sever united states' government 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, ...

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05/13/08
Rep. Watson: Obama wrong on Cherokee Freedmen

... a clear understanding of the issue, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has weighed in on the side of the Cherokees by publicly opposing my legislation, HR 2824, which suspends US relations with the Cherokees until the rights of Freedmen are...

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05/12/08
Obama Answers Call to Weigh in on CBC, Cherokee Nation Controversy

By not offering his support to the controversial H.R. 2824 legislation promoted by the CBC, Senator Obama will undoubtedly be met with unrest by those that side with the Cherokee Freedmen. However, his indication of empathy of the ...

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05/10/08
Are Blacks Being Victimized Twice by the Cherokee?

Watson (D-CA) introduced House bill HR 2824 which calls on Congress “To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship ...

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05/06/08
Opinion: Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Demo Traitor: Turned Repug

Members of the House introduced H.R. 2824, a bill to terminate the Cherokee Nation and eliminate nearly $300 million of funding, and related amendments to zero out federal funding to tribal citizens in all appropriations areas, ...

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05/06/08
Obama Reconciles CBC Membership with Tribal Sovereignty Support by ...

By not offering his support to the controversial HR 2824 legislation promoted by the CBC, Senator Obama will undoubtedly be met with unrest by those that side with the Cherokee Freedmen. However, his indication of empathy of the ...

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