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This is a valuable historical document containing the compiled laws of the Cherokee Nation enacted between 1839 and 1867. A crucial resource for understanding the legal and political development of the Cherokee Nation during a transformative period in its history, these laws reflect the Nation's efforts to establish and maintain a sovereign government. Researchers and anyone interested in Native American history, legal history, or 19th-century American history will find this collection of laws an essential primary source. The book provides insight into the social, economic, and political life of the Cherokee people as they navigated challenges and asserted their rights. This compilation offers a window into the Cherokee Nation's attempts to reconcile its traditions with the pressures of a rapidly changing world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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