Cherokee Times No Indian tribe in exercising powers of self-government shall make
or enforce any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble and to petition for a redress of
grievances.
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NASHVILLE - The last act of an outgoing commission in the
state of Tennessee was to recognize six groups claiming to be Native
American tribes as tribes. The act has drawn criticism from
federally-recognized Cherokee tribes in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
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