Cherokee sovereignty movement

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Indigenous sovereignty movement cultural movement political movement

The Cherokee sovereignty movement is a political and cultural effort by the Cherokee people to assert and strengthen their inherent self-governance, treaty rights, and national identity within and beyond the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous sovereignty movement ⓘ cultural movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ
affects	Cherokee citizenship policies ⓘ Cherokee cultural policy ⓘ Cherokee governance structures ⓘ Cherokee relations with federal and state governments ⓘ
emergedFrom	longstanding Cherokee assertions of nationhood ⓘ resistance to U.S. assimilation policies ⓘ resistance to termination and allotment policies ⓘ
hasContext	Indigenous rights under international law ⓘ United States federal Indian law NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary tribal governance ⓘ history of Cherokee removal and dispossession ⓘ treaties between Cherokee nations and the United States ⓘ
hasGoal	assert Cherokee self-governance ⓘ assert inherent sovereignty predating the United States ⓘ defend treaty rights ⓘ enforce treaty rights ⓘ expand Cherokee jurisdiction over internal affairs ⓘ increase recognition of Cherokee nationhood ⓘ oppose erosion of tribal sovereignty ⓘ oppose state encroachment on tribal authority ⓘ preserve Cherokee national identity ⓘ promote Cherokee cultural revitalization ⓘ promote Cherokee language revitalization ⓘ promote federal recognition of treaty obligations ⓘ promote international recognition of Indigenous rights ⓘ protect Cherokee citizenship and enrollment authority ⓘ protect Cherokee cultural autonomy ⓘ protect Cherokee political autonomy ⓘ secure greater control over Cherokee lands and resources ⓘ strengthen Cherokee national identity ⓘ strengthen Cherokee self-governance ⓘ strengthen tribal courts and legal systems ⓘ
hasSubject	Cherokee people NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Cherokee activists NERFINISHED ⓘ Cherokee community organizations ⓘ Cherokee cultural leaders ⓘ Cherokee legal advocates ⓘ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ advocacy in state legislatures ⓘ cultural education programs ⓘ grassroots political organizing ⓘ language revitalization initiatives ⓘ litigation in U.S. courts ⓘ negotiation with federal agencies ⓘ participation in international Indigenous forums ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ
relatedTo	Native American self-determination era ⓘ broader Native American sovereignty movements ⓘ

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Cherokee Phoenix → associatedWith → Cherokee sovereignty movement ⓘ