THIS DAY IN IRONICLAST HISTORY - DEC 29TH

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 In 1835, the Treaty of New Echota was signed by officials of the United States government and a small minority party of Cherokees called The Treaty Party.  It effectively signed away all land south east of the Mississippi and was the legal basis for the forcible removal of indians by the U.S. government.

 

The irony of this -- the principle leader of the Cherokee Nation, John Ross, neither signed, nor agreed to this treaty and the infamous Trail of Tears was born. 

 The former Cherokee Nation...

   

 The Cherokee Nation now...