Waiting their turn

摘要

The history of Native American tribes is rife with suffering and intrigue. Few however have as complicated an ancestry as the Lost Cherokees. Originally from Tennessee, they were shuttled into Arkansas by the federal government in the early 19th century. Desperate to hang on to their new home, the Cherokees went to Washington, DC, to plead their case; but in 1828 they were forced to sign a treaty giving up the Arkansas Reservation for a new home in what later became Oklahoma.