congressional_record: CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1355-2

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CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1355-2 2022-12-23 117 2     SUPPORTING THE CHEROKEE NATION'S 1835 TREATY OF NEW ECHOTA HOUSE EXTENSIONS ALLOTHER E1355 E1355 [{"name": "Tom Cole", "role": "speaking"}]   168 Cong. Rec. E1355 Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1355] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SUPPORTING THE CHEROKEE NATION'S 1835 TREATY OF NEW ECHOTA ______ HON. TOM COLE of oklahoma in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Chickasaw Nation and co- chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, I have always voiced my support for the federal government to honor its treaty obligations. For far too long in our Nation's history, the federal government accumulated a sorry record of making promises to tribes and then breaking those promises as soon as it was expedient to do so. Only in recent years has that record started to improve. Last month the Rules Committee held a hearing on one of these treaty rights: a delegate to the House of Representatives as enumerated in the Cherokee Nation's 1835 Treaty of New Echota. This hearing marked an important step in examining this specific treaty and understanding the legal and procedural factors surrounding this issue. I'm very proud that we held this hearing and want to thank Chairman McGovern for his leadership and the committee's willingness to highlight tribal sovereignty. The conversations that we had in the Rules Committee that day are a starting point for other committees of jurisdiction to study this matter further and address some of the lingering questions surrounding this. As this work continues, all such claims by tribes that possess them should be considered and examined as well. ____________________

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