congressarchives:Received by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 15, 1830 this petition fr
congressarchives:Received by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 15, 1830 this petition from the Cherokee Nation, which was written in both Cherokee and English, asserted the tribe’s status as a sovereign nation in response to a bill which had been introduced to remove them from their land. Despite the petition, the legislation passed three months later, setting the stage for the eviction of the tribe in 1838 and the hardships they endured on the “Trail of Tears.”Memorial of the Cherokees, HR 21A-H11, 2/15/1830, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives (NARA ID 306680) -- source link