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Resolution of General Council of the Cherokee Nation regarding right to self-govern

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Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, signed by sixteen persons. It affirms the democratic rule of the majority and the ability of the Nation to self-govern. Typed transcript included. Folder 26

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Title(s): 
Original Resolution of the General Council of the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah with transcript
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
October 30, 1840
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Resolution
Accession No: 
5126.478
Previous Number(s): 
77189
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
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