Open Invitation to Secretary of Interior and the President of the Untied States to The Chickamauga Nation
We want to invite you to come to the heart of Southeast Woodland Indian Country within our Reservation, Treaty, and Trust Lands.
We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you the Academically Verified history and anthropology of The Chickamauga Nation being recognized by the Executive Branch. We want to share with you about our recognition by numerous Presidents; including Washington and Jefferson. George Washington, in his Fourth Annual Address to Congress and Jefferson’s Land Trade as recorded in the Treaty of the Cherokee Agency, 7 Stat. 156 (July 8, 1817). We are also recognized by the Executive Branch in the Records of the War Department as well as the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs since they were birthed from the War Department and have those records at their immediate request.
We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you the Academically Verified history and anthropology of The Chickamauga Nation being recognized by the Legislative Branch. We want to share with you about the 16 Treaties we have signed with the Untied States, and that the Congress of the United States having debated war and peace with The Chickamauga Nation, the Lands that the United States has held for us in Reserve and Trust, the Annuities paid to us from 1785 to the mid-1820s by the Untied States, the continuous government we have had since before the Declaration of Independence, and our having NEVER been terminated.
We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you why we have NEVER been nor ever will be a Corporation of a State or the United States and the implications going forward in our shared government-to-government relationship with each other which has existed since the Declaration of Independence.
Finally, The Chickamauga Nation is already Academically Verified as being RECOGNIZED by the Untied States, therefore; we would appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you about placing The Chickamauga Nation on the List of Tribal entities recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs by virtue of their status as Indian Tribes.
Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships
January 26, 2021
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships
American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations are sovereign governments recognized under the Constitution of the United States, treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, and court decisions. It is a priority of my Administration to make respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance, commitment to fulfilling Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations, and regular, meaningful, and robust consultation with Tribal Nations cornerstones of Federal Indian policy. The United States has made solemn promises to Tribal Nations for more than two centuries. Honoring those commitments is particularly vital now, as our Nation faces crises related to health, the economy, racial justice, and climate change — all of which disproportionately harm Native Americans. History demonstrates that we best serve Native American people when Tribal governments are empowered to lead their communities, and when Federal officials speak with and listen to Tribal leaders in formulating Federal policy that affects Tribal Nations.
We look forward to hearing from you to set up a time and date for your visit.
(C) This document was produced at the request of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 18, 2019, to document the History, Anthropology, Culture, Religion, and Archaeology of The Chickamauga Nation.