The House Rules Committee is set to hold a hearing this month about seating a Cherokee Nation delegate.
The
, which led to the deadly forced removal of Cherokees from their southeastern homelands to their current territory in Oklahoma, stipulated that one of their delegates would sit in the House of Representatives, the Cherokee Nation said.If seated, she would be a non-voting member that could serve on committees, introduce bills and offer amendments.
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