Cherokee Constitution of 1827

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
July 26, 1827
gptkbp:archivedAt gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:category Cherokee history
Native American law
1827 documents
gptkbp:context response to increasing pressure from U.S. government and settlers
gptkbp:established gptkb:Cherokee_Nation_government
gptkbp:establishedBranch gptkb:business_executive
legislative
judicial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cherokee Constitution of 1827
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Cherokee
English
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:New_Echota,_Georgia
gptkbp:prohibits intermarriage with non-Cherokees
gptkbp:providesFor gptkb:legislative_body
High Court of Justice
national council
principal chief
gptkbp:purpose to formalize government and assert sovereignty
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Cherokee_Constitution_of_1839
gptkbp:significance First written constitution of the Cherokee Nation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Ross_(Cherokee_chief)
gptkb:Cherokee_Chief
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6