| Description |
1 online resource (283 pages). |
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Cherokee Indians anthology |
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Cherokee Indians anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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| Note |
Published also in Cherokee. |
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"The Revised code of laws as prepared by Messrs. Wm. P. Boudinot, D.H. Ross and J.A. Scales, commissioners, appointed under the provisions of an act ... approved November 19th, 1873, and as amended by the joint committee of the National Council."--p. [29]. |
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Original document: Book. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Summary |
This 1875 facsimile of the laws of the Cherokee Nation includes the tribes' full constitution. Readers will recognize many of the laws and articles, as the constitution was based on that of the United States. For instance, the Cherokee Nation constitution states that the power of this Government shall be divided into three distinct departments; the Legislative, the Executive, and Judicial. |
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Constitutions -- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
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Law -- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
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Cherokee law.
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Cherokee Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| Added Author |
Boudinot, W. P. (William P.), compiler.
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Ross, Daniel H. (Daniel Hicks), compiler.
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Scales, J. A. (Joseph A.), compiler.
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Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Constitution (1839)
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