Tribal Government
The Cherokee Nation's tribal government had been dismantled by the US Federal government under the Curtis Act of 1898. The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) was introduced in 1934 to enable tribes to develop unicameral governments. Opposition to the IRA led to the creation of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936, specifically to restore tribal governments within Oklahoma. However, the Cherokee Nation did not reorganize their government under these acts due to the restrictions on governmental structure dictated by the acts, and, as Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller writes, "because of our historical relationship with the United States and our belief in our inherent sovereignty as a nation."
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