While there are Cherokee Freedmen who have embraced this historical connection, there are Freedmen who have become ambivalent about their ties, and no longer consider identifying as Cherokee as part of their personal identity.
There are Cherokee Freedmen. This Cherokee Freedmen have embraced this historical connection. There are Freedmen. This Freedmen have become ambivalent about their ties. This Freedmen no longer consider identifying as Cherokee as part of their personal identity.