What's more impressive is the guy actually told him the truth. Because he himself didn't know what freedman meant. After all he could have just said freedman were servants instead of slaves. And he would most likely accepted that.
I’m Cherokee,my grandfather was born on a reservation in Hugo Oklahoma. What most people don’t know is,who they label as Black are the true American Indian’s!! Do your homework! I no longer sign Black on anything that ask my race,I sign American Indian because that’s what I am!!!!
Every person has relatives that have been slaves at one point in history... slavery sadly is a part of human history...and although it is illegal in most of the world today, there r more slaves today than there has ever been
That is because the Cherokee didn't usually take prisoners. Of war that is. That was how a person would have ended up in such a situation. At least natives of other tribes. The reason they weren't such a commonality. Was because it was a great dishonor to a warrior to be captured. As well as a shame on his tribe. More reason to fight hard and if nessasary, die hard. This was obviously between tribes. Now, as far as owning other types of slaves. Didn't know that was a thing. Will definitely take time to learn more. 5x Grandmother was a 6' Cherokee. It seems like she might have been intimidating. Maybe a little.
Sometimes it's interesting to watch people realize that those they see as "the oppressed", at another point in history, where the oppressors, themselves. It's human history and applies to every race, religion, etc., out there. But when someone can claim victimship then suddenly you have a singled out "oppressed" group telling everyone how hard they or their ancestors had it, which also always seems to be simultaneously guilting one society as well as asking for favors, too.
They have tried to keep this out of history and you still have people that try to say that this didn't happen or that native Americans are African American black Indians but we do exist and we are Cherokee and Black foot Seminole and all of the Nations of black Indians black native 😢😢😢😢
Natives aren't Indigenous, citizens aren't sovereign and slaves aren't prisoners of war! We originated on and not just immigrated or migrated to, virtually every land mass on earth.
My husband’s great grandmother married a man running from slavery. The Cherokee traits came through strongly through grandmother, mother and him as well. The history of the Black/Cherokee is so interesting! Of course those gold, history, nuggets will be lost because those types children’s books have been banned!
It's probably largely because people are tired of the race-baiting one-sided scewed version of history spouted by mainstream media and talking heads designed to turn us against each other with a false victim/oppressor narrative. I highly recommend Thomas SowellTV's videos on slavery (I think he has 3), very eye opening. We want truth, and are tired of an atmosphere of lies & revisionism.
Have you received your check monthly check? Because there was agreement with the Cherokee that you would be a part of their nationality. You should be receiving a check.
"So call" Blacks are not slaves of Natives Americans Indians. Blacks are the American Indians and have been reclass and rename by the American corporation systems. Please talk to your elders if you have them and start doing research on your own. You all weren't slaves "indention servants", alot of your ancestors were free people.
I learned about Native Americans owning slaves on “Finding Your Roots” on PBS. Not only did they own slaves. They didn’t give the freed slaves citizenship amongst the tribes and had them removed from the reservation. There’s a word for it that I can’t recall at the moment. In my opinion‘Finding Your Roots’ is the most interesting show on television. Shoot it’s where Carley Simon found out that she was Black.
The Cherokee fought on the side of the confederation, and had slaves... The difference is the Cherokee treated them like family and eventually adopting them into the tribe... They weren't abusive like white slave owners...
I learned about the Cherokee having slaves while doing research for my MFA thesis, back in the 90s, (which is a loooong story in itself). I read the first hand stories of many people of three races (pre Asian laborers) who were essentially all treating each other badly. I too was surprised and intrigued. There were white owned people also. It just made me realize that there is so much history can teach us. There are and always have been people of all races doing awful as well as wonderful things to and for each other. We can’t change the past, but let’s all try to move towards the KIND side going forward.
