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Background Conceptual Terms• Human Rights – natural justice recognizes that all

people are equal and have equal rights• Nationhood – comprises sophisticated political,

economic, social, educational, and cultural institutions

• Sovereignty – is the supreme, absolute and inherent power by which any independent state is governed

• Constitutionality – laws which make it mandatory that the rights of life, liberty, and

property of all peoples be respected

The Cherokee NationThe Cherokee NationGeographic Location of the Cherokee in 1830Geographic Location of the Cherokee in 1830•The traditional Cherokee homeland was in the American southeast encompassing parts of the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama

•The so-called ‘Five Civilized Tribes’ who occupied this area were the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee Nations

The Cherokee NationGeographic Location of the Cherokee in 1830Geographic Location of the Cherokee in 1830

The Cherokee NationFive Civilized Tribes JigsawFive Civilized Tribes Jigsaw•Each member of your group of five students will have 15 minutes to research one of the following nations; Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee. (wikipedia is acceptable)•Locate 5 important facts for your nation

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The Cherokee Nation• These five nations were comprised of people

who had sophisticated political, economic, social, educational, and cultural institutions.

• The rights which were outlined in the American Bill of Rights should apply as much to these Indigenous Peoples as they would to people of European extraction.

The Cherokee NationAboriginal SovereigntyAboriginal Sovereignty•Traditional Aboriginal perspectives on sovereignty:• Sovereignty originates from The Creator• It flows through to the land of North America, then• Flows from the land to the Indian peoples, cultures,

and Nations

The Cherokee Nation• The British Royal Proclamation in 1763

confirmed Aboriginal sovereignty.• British recognition of the land rights angered

American colonists.• Following its independence from Britain, the

American government repudiated British policies including the Royal Proclamation of 1763.

• There was a growing movement by the southeastern states to forcibly remove the Indian Nations to frontier areas.

The Cherokee NationIssue #1Issue #1Sovereignty•When a group of people come together and work out a social contract and actively maintain that contract, then they have a de facto legal right to claim the sovereignty of nationhood.

• The Cherokee people actively created and maintained a system of roads, schools, and churches within their homeland

The Cherokee NationIssue #2Issue #2Constitutionality•The United Kingdom with its common law and the United States with its constitution made it mandatory that the rights of life, liberty, and property of all peoples be respected.

• The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the fundamental political and legal rights of the Cherokee Nation

The Cherokee NationIssue #3Issue #3Power•The U.S. Federal Government refused to honour the treaties with Indian Nations it had duly affirmed and recognized.

• Laws were passed by the Georgia Legislature in 1829 to effectively deprive Indian citizens of their rights

• President Jackson refused to enforce the Supreme Court decision

• The U.S. Federal Government created the right for itself to quarantine Indian people to ‘civilize’ them

The Cherokee NationThe Trail of Tears (1830 – 1840)The Trail of Tears (1830 – 1840)•Watch the following video clip making notes on Watch the following video clip making notes on key events and the following people.key events and the following people.• President of the Cherokee National Committee, John President of the Cherokee National Committee, John

Ross (Kooweskoowe)Ross (Kooweskoowe)• United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, John United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, John

MarshallMarshall• President, Andrew JacksonPresident, Andrew Jackson

•Trail of Tears video (part 1)•Trail of Tears video (part 2)

The Cherokee NationThe Trail of Tears (1830 – 1840)The Trail of Tears (1830 – 1840)

Consequences of ImperialismConsequences of Imperialism• In order to protect their sovereignty, nations

endeavoured to develop sources of power such as the industrial capacity to produce arms, self-sufficiency in food supplies, a large loyal population to supply the military, and the necessary territory to support these needs.

• Many European economies were unable because of tradition or lack of economic growth to provide the opportunities which people were demanding.

Consequences of Imperialism• Many Europeans looked to other parts of the

world to find opportunities to build a better life.• The demands of European immigration almost

always resulted in a loss of rights for indigenous peoples.

• The rivalry for colonies was both fuelled by and in turn accentuated the growing mistrust which characterized the international politics of the late nineteenth century industrialized world.