Cherokee tribal leader Kimberly Teehee's image now graces a mural at Palo Alto High School where she found allies in her struggle to make the United States honor a nearly 200-year-old treaty - a treaty that would seat Teehee as the Cherokee Nation's fir...
PALO ALTO -- Cherokee tribal leader Kimberly Teehee is a long way from her home in Oklahoma. But her image is now on a mural at Palo Alto High School where she found allies in her struggle to make the United States honor a nearly 200-year-old treaty - a treaty that would seat Teehee as the Cherokee Nation's first-ever delegate to Congress.
The removal led to the Trail of Tears, in which thousands died of disease and starvation along the way. The students contacted Teehee and began a campaign to support her efforts. They stayed after school and met on weekends to create the mural and consulted with Teehee and other members of the tribe to keep it culturally relevant.
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