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Shooting of Jason Harley Kloepfer. Jason Harley Kloepfer, a 41-year-old man, was shot on December 13, 2022, by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Police SWAT Team at Kloepfer's home in Murphy, North Carolina, United States. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Kloepfer survived and in January 2023 released surveillance video from inside his home that showed events ...
The 2023 Cherokee General and Run-Off elections took place on June 3 and July 8, respectively, and on Monday, Aug. 14, Hoskin will be sworn in as ... Cherokee Nation Tribal Council bids 4 ...
Structure. The Cherokee Nation tribal council consists of 17 members: Council members are elected by popular vote to serve staggered four-year terms. [1] The council is presided over by an elected speaker who serves as its president. [1] The deputy chief serves as president of the council, and casts tie-breaking votes when necessary.
Education. University of Oklahoma (BA, JD) Chuck Hoskin Jr. (born February 7, 1975) is a Cherokee Nation politician and attorney currently serving as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation since 2019. He was re-elected to a second term in the 2023 Cherokee Nation principal chief election. Hoskin has previously served as a Tribal Councilor ...
Aug. 4—The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court dismissed a recount of the July 24 runoff results for the District 2 Tribal Council seat Monday, Aug. 2, saying the candidate did not give proper notice ...
Cherokee freedmen controversy. The Cherokee Freedmen controversy was a political and tribal dispute between the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen regarding the issue of tribal membership. The controversy had resulted in several legal proceedings between the two parties from the late 20th century to August 2017.
Three factions of the Cherokee Nation signed the Treaty of Washington, in an attempt to end open hostilities within the Nation. c. 1862: Hidden divisions broke out when Ross led a third of the Cherokee Nation in breaking with the rest of the Nation over their support of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
The Cherokee Nation has accepted this decision, effectively ending the dispute. In 2021, Shawna Baker, a justice on the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court, published the written opinion, Effect of Cherokee Nation v. Nash & Vann v. Zinke, CNSC-2017-07. The Supreme Court then ruled to remove the words "by blood" from its constitution and other legal ...