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.
While there are Cherokee Freedmen who have embraced this historical connection, there are Freedmen who have become ambivalent about their ties, after having been excluded from the tribe for two decades. They no longer consider identifying as Cherokee as part of their personal identity.