Attention Arkansas Cherokee Descendants!

Attention Arkansans! Did you know there was at one time a 4.2 million acres Cherokee reservation right here in Arkansas? Where did it go? It no longer exists because of a huge oversight.

No one has ever taken an census of the Cherokees living here, EVER! If you are descended from Cherokee then we ALL need to speak up NOW for your ancestors and your children. PLEASE sign the following petition to let the US know 'WE ARE HERE'! There are thousands of us living here in Arkansas that are descended from the original 'Cherokee Nation West of the Mississippi'. This was a Federally recognized Tribe that had a treaty with the US Government.

This Tribe was formed many years before the Trail of Tears march. They and the US were urging ALL Cherokees to move to the Arkansas Cherokee Nation before the march. The Cherokee in the East were told by the US and the Arkansas Cherokee Nation that if they did not move to Arkansas they were giving up their Tribal citizenship. This is all documented. The CNO (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) never followed any federally mandated guidelines to become an official Tribe and yet They claim they are a true Tribe because of a term called "INHERENT SOVEREIGNTY AUTHORITY". This basically means that since they were, they still are.

Therefore, since the Arkansas Cherokee Government was, then we still are! So; we, the descendants of the 'Original Cherokee Nation West' would like to obtain OUR federal recognition also by means of "INHERENT SOVEREIGNTY AUTHORITY". We now have a government official that is willing to assist us but we need as many signatures as we can get on this petition. If you are a descendant of the Cherokees living in Arkansas before and after the removal PLEASE sign this petition and let your voice be heard. We deserve this!