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Please
View and Sign the New Jasper Resolution
“New
Jasper Resolution- Cherokee Unity
Proclamation”
Drafted for all, by:
Waya
Usgolvsagonige ; California Clan Chief
Gigage-asgaya
Gvdodi Waya-dikata"- Missouri Clan Chief
Sagonige
Awi Uwohili - Past Virginia Clan Chief
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Preamble:
In
October 1993, thirty-eight Cherokee Indian
groups signed the "Jasper
Resolution" which proclaimed mutual recognition of each
other as valid tribal associations comprised of membership with Tsalagi heritage
and lineage. We wish to reaffirm the meaning and spirit of the "Jasper
Resolution" and form a new covenant to
make official our mutual pride felt Cherokee beliefs.
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Our New Resolution- Part One:
"We the peoples of Cherokee descent, add
our signatures to this new resolution in order to confront the injustices
of the past and to
build unity and strength for the future of
those American citizens (& relatives of American citizens) who are descendants of the
Cherokee race of people. We do hereby recognize each of the peoples, clans, and
tribes here assembled as being true Cherokee. We are First Nation descendants of
Tsalagi blood, culture and heritage. Each of our groups are valid descendants of those
who share and claim their given rights as Tsalagi people."
[Inspired by the historical "Jasper
resolution" signed under the auspices of
the
assembled council fire of the "Cherokee
Unity Council", JASPER TENNESSEE,
MARION COUNTY PARK, 08/10/1993. For the
original wording of the "Jasper
Resolution", see "Wotanging Ikche"
- a Native American Newsletter, VOLUME 01, ISSUE 031, 23 Oct., 1993.]
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Our New Resolution- Part Two:
Each
of our individual groups in this “unity
confederation” clearly state that the
term “people of Cherokee decent”
refers to a lineage with FULL
INCLUSION and ACCEPTANCE of the descendants of
the historic Cherokee Freedman.
We stipulate that members descending from the Cherokee
Freedman will have equal status, rights, treatment, and respect-
within our individual groups, and
between our groups. (This is true also for Cherokees
with additional African-American roots too.)
In most cases, our memberships are
composed of mixed- blood Cherokees, some
of whom possess additional and honored
blood lines from other Native American tribal
groups. Our commonality here, is that we
are all Cherokees through decent and heritage. Other
groups (Tribal and Inter-tribal) who
acknowledge our collective identities as true Cherokees, are welcome to join
with us in peace and friendship.
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Our New Resolution- Part three:
All
CHEROKEE individuals have the inalienable
right to join together as Cherokees. We are an "indigenous people", "as
per" the "Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples", adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly, September of 2007.
Accordingly we recognize articles 2, 9, and 10
from the above named UN Declaration, as pertaining to the deserved rights of our
respective Cherokee organizations, to assert and validate our identity and our membership
as true Tsalagi:
Article 2 (from the United Nations
Declaration)-
"Indigenous peoples and individuals are
free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from
any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that
based on their indigenous origin or identity."
Article 9 (from the United Nations
Declaration)-
"Indigenous peoples and individuals have
the right to belong to an indigenous
community or nation, in accordance with the
traditions and customs of the
community or nation concerned. No
discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right."
Article 33 (from the United Nations
Declaration)-
"1. Indigenous peoples have the right to
determine their own identity or
membership in accordance with their customs
and traditions. This does not impair the right of indigenous individuals to obtain
citizenship of the States in which they live.
2. Indigenous peoples have the right to
determine the structures and to
select the membership of their institutions in
accordance with their own procedures."
AND ALSO: Article 8 (United Nations Draft
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/56, see
XVI.; adopted)-
"Indigenous peoples have the collective
and individual right to maintain and develop their distinct identities and characteristics,
including the right to identify themselves as indigenous and to be recognized as such"
(with emphasis).
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By signing onto this PROCLAMATION, we agree to
the above stated Resolution- parts one, two, and three. The
commitment to these ideals, here within,
places us in a state of commonality that implies the creation
of a loose “Cherokee Unity Confederation” based on our declared Cherokee decent
and heritage and mutual respect.
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
Tribal
Representative: Principal Chief Nvya Yona,
(Stone Bear), Arizona Clan Chief
Date:
March 03, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Missouri Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief Gigage-asgaya Gvdodi
Waya-dikata
Date:
March 03, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- California Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief Robert Gray Wolf
Date:
March 03, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Virginia Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member - Bright Sun,
Member - Blue Deer Eagle
Date:
March 03, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United People of the
Cherokee Nation (UPCN) - California Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief Bear Warrior, Standing
Deer - Illinois Clan
Date:
March 03, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Alabama Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member Rabbit, Member Selu and
Member Eagle Two Feathers
Date:
March 05, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Georgia Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member Golden Eagle, Member
Autumn Sky and Member Swamp Walker
Date:
March 05, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Florida Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member Morning Star, Member
Singing Dove and Member Walking Bear
Date:
March 05, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Idaho Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief Joe Cohea
Date:
March 07, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Louisiana Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief Two Horses
Date:
March 07, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Cyprus Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member Night Eagle
Date:
March 07, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: Amonsoquath Band of Cherokee
Tribal
Representative: Chief Yo-na Ei (Walking Bear)
Date:
April 04, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: Overhill Cherokee Band
Tribal
Representative: Man Many Trees - Head Elder
Date:
April 09, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Virginia Clan
Tribal
Representative: Members - Johnny Talking River
Stockman and Janice Mountain Woman Stockman
Date:
April 12, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation (UCN)
- Wisconsin Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief Tim Dancing Red Hawk
Date:
April 12, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: North-Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians
Tribal
Representative: Ukuwiyuhi Okena Tsali
Littlehawk, Long Hair Clan
Date:
May 11, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: Alapaha River Band of Cherokee
Inc.
Tribal
Representative: Principal Chief Joan Thomas
"Walk With Spirit" Nelson
Date:
May 13, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Georgia Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member - Reginald "Wodige
Wehali" Solomon
Date:
June 04, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Florida Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member - Tina "Quietdreamer"
Warren
Date:
July 04, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Arkansas Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member - Terry "Cherokee
Warrior" Evers
Date:
July 18, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Tennessee Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member - Linda "Seeker Of
The Truth" Hatt
Date:
July 18, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Tennessee Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member - Samantha "Nature
Woman" Hatt
Date:
August 15, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
South Dakota Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member- Randy "Standing
Oak" Brickey
Date:
September 02, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation - New
Mexico Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member- Frances Wilson
Date:
October 12, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Alberta, Canada Clan
Tribal
Representative: Member- Scott
"Wandering Crow" Milton
Date:
October 16, 2008
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation - West
Virginia Clan
Tribal
Representative: Chief - Mark
"Deer Stalker" Stiefer
Date: February 23,
2009
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
Washington Clan
Tribal
Representative:
Member -
John "Tsani" Sumerlin
Date: September 16,
2009
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Cherokee
organization: The United Cherokee Nation -
North
Carolina Clan
Tribal
Representative:
Member -
Robert
"SunHawk" Sowders
Date: January 31,
2010
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