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fate are inexorable. Representative bodies are usually brought together to organize or maintain a government; seldom indeed is the spectacle afforded of such a body of men calmly assembled together to prepare for its own dissolution and yet your coming together is largely for that purpose. The importance of this melancholy fact must not be underestimated or approached in a spirit of indifference. The best service of which you are capable is the demand of the hour and painstaking effort should characterize your every act so that the result may redound to the everlasting credit and benefit of our people.
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was held without his approval. The newly elected members remove Rogers as chief, replacing him with Frank J. Boudinot. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress had made the
Secretary of the Interior responsible for concluding the work of the Dawes Commission. The Secretary designated Rogers as the rightful chief to sign documents for the tribe. He remained in this semi-official position until 1917.
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But a crisis in our affairs is at hand. The
Government which our forefathers cherished and loved and labored so hard to perfect, has been sentenced to die. The scepter must soon pass to other hands. Still, we must force back the resentment we feel and accept the conditions as they are. The decrees of
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Chief Rogers declined to call an election for members of the
National Council in 1905. The decisions affecting the termination of the Cherokee Nation government had been made, and Rogers felt there was insufficient work remaining that would justify the cost of an election. Nevertheless, an election
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Rogers began his career in tribal politics when he ran for election as a representative of the
Cooweescoowee District of the Cherokee Nation in 1881. His bid succeeded and he won reelection in 1883.In 1889, he ran for the tribal senate from the same district, and was reelected in 1889. In 1903, the
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Charles Rogers was the son of Charles Coody Rogers and Elizabeth McCorkle. After being educated in tribal schools, he decided to become a farmer like his father. He acquired a tract of land about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of present-day
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Caywood, Elzie Ronald."The
Administration of Chief William C. Rogers, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1903 - 1907). Chronicles of Oklahoma.
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At the final session of the Cherokee Council on November 9, 1904, he delivered the following message:
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The Downing Party was named for a post Civil War Principal Chief,
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919:Charles J. Hunt (December 27, 1928)
797:(1905–1906); also president of the
791:(1903–1905); deposed by the council
1885:Sequoyah Constitutional Convention
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2519:Cherokee Nation East (1794-1839)
508:(or Scolaguta) (served 1788–1794)
288:. Volume 17, Number 2. June 1939.
1709:Cherokee Preservation Foundation
1025:, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875)
1008:Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
592:(1824–1828); principal chief of
62:Skiatook, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
2689:Cherokee Nation (1975–present)
1118:Olsey Bird Saunooke (1959–1963)
1061:, or Young Squirrel (1903–1907)
922:Oliver P. Brewer (May 26, 1931)
816:Cherokee Indians (1939–present)
2938:People from Skiatook, Oklahoma
2389:Hiwassee River Heritage Center
2316:Chief Vann House Historic Site
2226:Cherokee Removal Memorial Park
1082:Joseph A. Saunooke (1919–1923)
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2326:Museum of the Cherokee People
2414:Five Civilized Tribes Museum
2291:Red Clay State Historic Park
1903:Cherokee Towns (pre-Removal)
1190:Michell Hicks (2023–present)
699:Indian Territory (1839–1907)
608:head of government from 1813
71:Farmer, merchant, politician
2718:Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith
1739:Cherokee Southwest Township
1724:Keetoowah Nighthawk Society
1656:Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)
1573:1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
1392:Flag of the Cherokee Nation
799:Keetoowah Nighthawk Society
749:William P. Ross (1872–1875)
389:Early decentralized leaders
309:Accessed November 22, 2015.
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1859:Cherokee Nation v. Leavitt
1834:Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
1744:Oconaluftee Indian Village
1719:Original Keetoowah Society
518:Chickamauga/Lower Cherokee
59:November 8, 1917 (aged 69)
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2271:Trail of Tears State Park
2221:Cherokee National Capitol
1627:Jackson and McMinn Treaty
1602:Treaty of Dewitt's Corner
1336:Cherokee Immersion School
1121:Jarret Blythe (1963–1967)
1115:Jarret Blythe (1955–1959)
746:Lewis Downing (1867–1872)
432:(also known as Ama-edohi)
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2404:Fort Smith Historic Site
2172:Western Cherokee Nation
1771:Cherokee Central Schools
1556:Battle of Lindley's Fort
1326:Cherokee (Unicode block)
898:Oklahoma/Cherokee Nation
814:United Keetoowah Band of
105:United States of America
2763:Tahlonteeskee (warrior)
2749:Other notable Cherokee
1683:Jacob Brown Grant Deeds
976:Chad "Corntassel" Smith
2683:William Charles Rogers
2603:William Holland Thomas
2379:The Great Trading Path
1546:Cherokee–American wars
840:Jim Pickup (1960–1967)
804:William Charles Rogers
286:Chronicles of Oklahoma
240:Chronicles of Oklahoma
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86:William Charles Rogers
35:William Charles Rogers
2409:Port Royal State Park
1634:Transylvania Purchase
1607:Treaty of Hard Labour
1529:Siege of Fort Loudoun
1255:United Keetoowah Band
545:served from 1802–1807
2673:Samuel Houston Mayes
1850:The Cherokee Tobacco
1842:Worcester v. Georgia
1826:freedmen controversy
1786:Sequoyah High School
1776:Cherokee High School
1639:Chickamauga Cherokee
1597:Treaty of Turkeytown
1587:Treaty of New Echota
1563:Nickajack Expedition
1541:Cherokee War of 1776
1035:Nimrod Jarrett Smith
777:Samuel Houston Mayes
636:Cherokee Nation West
563:Cherokee Nation East
485:of Chota (1781–1783)
2281:Rattlesnake Springs
1866:Cherokee Commission
1551:Battle of Hightower
1438:Kâ'lanû Ahkyeli'skï
1341:New Kituwah Academy
1306:Green Corn Ceremony
1143:Robert S. Youngdeer
1110:Osley Bird Saunooke
473:(ca. 1703–ca. 1780)
2473:Outacite of Keowee
2384:The Great War Path
2359:Oconaluftee valley
2344:Stick Ball Grounds
2266:Tellico Blockhouse
1671:Indian Removal Act
1617:Treaty of Hopewell
1612:Treaty of Lochaber
1568:American Civil War
1524:Anglo-Cherokee War
1408:Ani Hyuntikwalaski
1149:Jonathan L. Taylor
1071:Joseph A. Saunooke
1047:Andy Standing Deer
1041:Stillwell Saunooke
896:Cherokee Nation of
697:Cherokee Nation in
293:2016-03-03 at the
246:2016-03-03 at the
122:Skiatook, Oklahoma
94:Skiatook, Oklahoma
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2728:Chuck Hoskin, Jr.
2678:Thomas Buffington
2443:Moytoy of Tellico
2364:Oconaluftee River
2296:Hair Conrad Cabin
2231:Chieftains Museum
1782:Sequoyah Schools
1644:Overhill Cherokee
1622:Treaty of Holston
1592:Treaty of Tellico
1582:Cherokee treaties
1353:Spiritual beliefs
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914:William C. Rogers
795:Frank J. Boudinot
783:Thomas Buffington
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2658:Dennis Bushyhead
2538:Charles R. Hicks
2463:Moytoy of Citico
2354:Tuckasegee River
2276:Brainerd Mission
2261:Sequoyah's Cabin
2168:Cherokee Nations
1806:Principal Chiefs
1799:Politics and law
1750:Unto These Hills
1714:Warriors Society
1676:Cherokee descent
1650:Cherokee Phoenix
1534:Battle of Echoee
1517:Battle of Taliwa
1496:skiagusta (rank)
1423:Moon-eyed people
1358:Moon-eyed people
1276:National holiday
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1059:Bird Saloloneeta
994:Chuck Hoskin Jr.
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759:Dennis Bushyhead
753:Charles Thompson
737:John Ross (1866)
602:Charles R. Hicks
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2818:Ned Christie
2743:John W. Hair
2703:Ross Swimmer
2698:W. W. Keeler
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2453:Amouskositte
2399:Tuckaleechee
2369:Abrams Creek
2331:Untokiasdiyi
2306:Blythe Ferry
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1387:Booger dance
1250:Eastern Band
1077:David Blythe
958:Ross Swimmer
952:W. W. Keeler
935:W. W. Keeler
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414:Long Warrior
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2843:Major Ridge
2823:John Martin
2803:Joseph Vann
2693:J. B. Milam
2618:Joyce Dugan
2588:John Rogers
2583:John Looney
2578:Sam Houston
2508:Incalatanga
2321:Mantle Rock
2246:Long Island
1983:Island town
1821:1842 revolt
1729:Youth Choir
1428:Nun'Yunu'Wi
1382:Stomp dance
1370:Black drink
1365:Ethnobotany
1187:(2017–2023)
1181:(2015–2017)
1175:(2003–2015)
1169:(1999–2003)
1163:(1995–1999)
1161:Joyce Dugan
1151:(1987–1995)
1145:(1983–1987)
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1133:(1971–1973)
1131:Noah Powell
1127:(1967–1971)
1112:(1951–1955)
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1088:(1923–1927)
1086:Sampson Owl
1079:(1915–1919)
1073:(1911–1915)
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966:(1985–1995)
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882:(2005–2016)
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835:Jeff Tindle
831:(1946–1954)
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773:(1891–1895)
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743:(1866–1867)
732:Stand Watie
712:Thomas Pegg
689:(1839–1840)
687:John Rogers
681:John Looney
671:(1838–1839)
669:John Looney
665:(1819–1838)
659:(1817–1819)
653:(1813–1817)
647:(1810–1813)
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614:(1827–1828)
580:(1801–1811)
574:(1794–1801)
565:(1794–1839)
555:(1807–1809)
535:(1792–1802)
529:(1777–1792)
520:(1777–1809)
506:Hanging Maw
504:opposed by
456:(1759–1761)
450:(1753–1756)
444:(1741–1753)
420:(1729–1730)
410:(1716–1721)
339:J. B. Milam
189:Stand Watie
2912:Categories
2896:See also:
2798:David Vann
2793:James Vann
2788:Wauhatchie
2778:Goingsnake
2753:Nancy Ward
2573:John Jolly
2528:Pathkiller
2488:Old Tassel
2478:Oconostota
2146:Turtletown
2141:Turkeytown
2131:Tuckasegee
2066:Oostanaula
2013:Long Swamp
2008:Kulsetsiyi
1757:Education
1491:Ani-kutani
1448:Tsul 'Kalu
1413:Deer Woman
1167:Leon Jones
1053:Jesse Reed
929:J.B. Milam
868:Jim Henson
829:Jim Pickup
675:John Brown
663:John Jolly
596:'s faction
584:Pathkiller
553:Ta'gwadihi
543:Old Tassel
539:Doublehead
533:John Watts
489:Old Tassel
477:Oconostota
391:(pre-1794)
254:References
126:Bird Creek
115:Early life
2808:Bob Benge
2773:Junaluska
2608:Tsaladihi
2598:Yonaguska
2548:John Ross
2533:Big Tiger
2513:Tagwadihi
2503:Kunokeski
2483:Savanukah
2419:Tlanusiyi
2286:Fort Cass
2181:Tahlequah
2161:Titsohili
2126:Tsatanugi
2041:Nickajack
2028:Nantahala
2023:Nacoochee
1953:Dirt town
1933:Conasauga
1923:Chilhowee
1913:Brasstown
1894:Towns and
1876:in Kansas
1811:Blood Law
1443:U'tlun'ta
1321:syllabary
1023:Salonitah
1017:Yonaguska
907:Appointed
886:Joe Bunch
862:John Ross
856:John Hair
706:John Ross
618:John Ross
594:Whitepath
590:Big Tiger
578:Black Fox
549:The Glass
483:Savanukah
462:(d. 1761)
400:(d. 1729)
215:John Ross
169:Freemason
2713:Joe Byrd
2653:Utselata
2643:Degataga
2563:Degadoga
2558:The Bowl
2336:Standing
2196:Cherokee
2151:Tuskegee
2111:Tomotley
2106:Tomassee
2071:Red Clay
2018:Mialoquo
1973:Hiwassee
1968:Frogtown
1958:Ducktown
1948:Crowtown
1896:villages
1481:Treaties
1474:military
1469:timeline
1433:Nûñnë'hï
1311:Language
1281:Calendar
1231:Cherokee
970:Joe Byrd
651:Degadoga
645:The Bowl
606:de facto
604:(1827),
460:Uka Ulah
398:Outacite
382:Cherokee
291:Archived
244:Archived
109:Oklahoma
2838:Sequoya
2458:Old Hop
2394:Chatata
2136:Tugaloo
2121:Toxoway
2101:Tellico
2091:Talulah
2076:Settico
2051:Nununyi
2046:Nikwasi
1988:Isunigu
1943:Coyotee
1918:Chatuga
1816:Slavery
1661:Removal
1464:History
1457:History
1401:Legends
1375:Kanuchi
1348:Marbles
1316:history
1271:Society
1264:Culture
945:Elected
448:Old Hop
408:Tugaloo
380:of the
234:Sources
2433:People
2096:Tanasi
2086:Talisi
2061:Oconee
2036:Echota
2003:Kituwa
1998:Keowee
1963:Etowah
1862:(2005)
1854:(1871)
1845:(1832)
1837:(1831)
1486:Kituwa
1301:Ghigau
1296:Gadugi
1291:Chiefs
1238:Tribes
1157:(1995)
806:(1906)
683:(1839)
677:(1839)
418:Tanasi
2758:Tsali
2523:Enola
2339:Stone
2116:Toqua
2056:Ocoee
1993:Joara
1938:Cowee
1928:Chota
1510:Wars
1286:Clans
551:, or
175:Notes
1852:case
56:Died
41:Born
2033:New
416:of
406:of
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262:^
1223:e
1216:t
1209:v
370:e
363:t
356:v
217:.
204:.
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