the cherokee nation fought to the very end. it's become understood in american imagination to be primarily about the cherokee nation. i think that's a lot because of their heroic struggle against removal. one of the things we wanted to accomplish in this exhibition was to show that this is a large , national, even global event. the cherokee about and the five civilized tribes, it transformed national borders, transformed national economies. it was also a massive project for the united states to carry out. the federal government was quite small in the president 1830's. jackson had to personally sign every land deal in the united states, and he spent one miserable december signing thousands of them by hand. he was still thousands behind schedule. eventually, they passed a law saying someone else could sign the deed. it gives you an idea of how small the federal government was. in this section, which we call the machinery of removal, we focus on how epic a project it was and how it was really only successful in meeting one of its

, the cherokee nation, the choctaw nation. these are nations that have actual genuine power today. and have recovered in a way that would be really shocking to people. who had seen what they went through in the 1830's. element to the story that they really want to be understood. that they not only survived but they did prosper in this new place. the trail of tears is a really famous event. pretty much all americans know that phrase, trail of tears. i think they pretty much know it is something about indians, something bad that was done the indians and we know andrew , jackson was part of that story. but what we found is it tends to be seen as a shameful moment in history but a small event. it was done to indians. we hope to show how it was a much larger event. we operated from what people already think and people already know. the concluding section of the exhibit we look at trail of tears in national memory over time. what is really interesting is the trail of tears was never forgotten by american indians. but in national mem

john ross, a cherokee leader was a national political figure in the united states he was pretty well known. he was someone who could marshal allies in the country and both politicians and members of congress at also civic groups. and there were legislators who were opposed to what this act was talking about, which was a removal of american indians. so, we knew that most americans today, they know the term "trail of tears" they know it as a national shame for the united states. so we know people understand it was something the country regrets. so we were very interested in learning how it was a national debate about this, the people at the time including many people in congress predicted this with not go well and the country would regret it. and they wanted to show it was a national conversation that happened. so in this section we show a range of points of view. we actually start with president jefferson, who understood that there was a contradiction in his mind about how these indian nations within the borders of the united states and he thought a lot about what the different soluti

the cherokee nation condemned the possible presidential candidate saying, using a dna test to relate a claim to any tribal nation, even vaguely is an appropriate and wrong. president trump filed on. >> i used to go around saying i have more indian blood than you do and i have now on. and i was right! she has been hiring staff and making speeches and taking meetings including with barack obama that seemed to be positioning her for a presidential campaign. >> the world changed in 2016. it changed again in 2018. i believe it will change again in 2020. >> 2020 is still the table despite the possible setback. >> it is important to be trans- transparent. we have had conversations about it and that is how we learn. >> her hometown paper is selling at stock and a 2020 run, "the boston globe" just posted an editorial describing her as a divisive figure and that does a problem for the globe which thinks only a unifying figure could match up with and beat president trump. >> bret: peter doocy live on the hill, thank you. the north carolina republican party says it would be open to a new congres

nation. it was a disaster. democrats were furious. they believed it was a fatal blow. instead of sort of stepping aside and using what she had which is some national support, and kind of being a kingmaker, she's going to step into this race and it's going to be the end of her. it's a wide-open race. i expect that the primary run will go into the late spring of 2020, a year and half of the democratic party freak out. they are very divided. elizabeth warren, even after 2016, and will deposit, is not going to be the nominee. no one is excited about her. >> ed: "the new york times" which have a big say put it worse. you think about the dna test, the debacle, as you put it, december 6, they said "advisors close to ms. warren say she has privately expressed concern she may have damaged relationships to native american groups than her own skin with activist particular with those who are racial minorities. more worrisome to supporters of ms. warren, she has yet to allay criticism from grass root prog

she was rebuked heavily but not only by her own party, but the cherokee nation as being outrageous and trying to use this for some reason, but not really using it for other things, let's not forget that she used a minority status to get ahead in her career repeatedly, that was bad across the country, not just for a democratic primary voters. but let's not forget that iowa become a big secret that is not a secret, it does not matter that much. i think joe biden if he can get through the primary, the problem is that the left has gone so far left of that getting through the intersection reality of that and having a white man at the top of the ticket is a really big problem getting through the primary. but he poses a threat to president trump in general. >> lawrence: it is a tough needle to thread for the democrats. >> melissa: for every party, this is always the problem. a >> lawrence: at one point they need the base and their support, and i'm not sure that joe biden has that support right now. but if the democrats, they have to be about the long game. do they want the popular vote? or th

the cherokee leader was a national political figure in the united states. and both politicians and members of congress, but also civic groups. opposedre legislators to what this act was talking about, which was a removal of american indians. we knew that most americans today, if they knew the term trail of tears, they understand that it was a moment of national shame for the united states. we know people understand it was something the country regrets. interested in doing is trying to explain how there was a real national debate about that people at the time, including people in congress, predicted that it would not go well. we wanted to show that it was a national conversation that happened. in this section we showed a range of points of view. we start with president jefferson, who understood that there was a contradiction in his mind about having these indian nations within the borders of the united states. he thought a lot about what the different solutions might be to that. usually, with some form of dispossession that was being talked about, during the

i also speak on behalf of the citizens of the cherokee nation, the chickasaw nation, the choctaw nation of oklahoma, the muskogee creek nation and the seminole nation of oklahoma, commonly known as the five civilized tribes. this bill only addresses those tribes and lands of their citizens within the state of oklahoma. the passage of this legislation is critical to maintaining the inherited land of our native citizens -- citizen's ancestors. this legislation seeks to amend the original stigler act of 1947 and remove the one-half degree requirement of native american blood. the original stigler act provides that upon probate, if an heirs or devisies of original allotee have passed out of one-half degree of native blood, the allotment loses its restricted fee status. this bill ends that practice. it provides opportunity for the heirs to take title of the land and allow the parcel to maintain its restricted status. this legislation will also create parity in federal law in the treatment of native american allotted land by removing minimum blood degree requirements. currently these minimum

nicole: cherokee nation giving her hard time over results as well. pete: we have to leave it there. we appreciate it. >> thank you. pete: coming up on the program mark penn, nigel farage, alan dershowitz and sean spicer: all coming up. ♪ make that thousands of configurations. it would keep an eye on my fleet. [ beeping ] and an eye out for danger. with active brake assist. if i built a van, i'd make it available in diesel and gas. and i'd build it right here, in south carolina. introducing the all new sprinter starting at $33,790. built in the usa. mercedes-benz. vans. born to run. i've done all sorts of research, read earnings reports, looked at chart patterns. i've even built my own historic trading model. and you're still not sure if you want to make the trade? exactly. sounds like a case of analysis paralysis. is there a cure? td ameritrade's trade desk. they can help gut check your strategies and answer all your toughest questions. sounds perfect. see, your stress level was here and i got you down to here, i've done my job. call for a strategy gut check with td ameritrade. â™

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