Sam Houston and Native Americans

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This paper examines the relationship between Sam Houston, U.S. congressman and governor of Tennessee and the Cherokee Tribe. The paper examines how Houston influenced the the rights of the Native Americans and took their side when other Texas and national leaders would have banished them westward, or worse, had them exterminated. The paper argues that Houston was not merely seeking political support in trying to reach out to these Native Americans.

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"Although, today, many of Houston's prime initiatives to help the Native Americans have been pushed through the loop hole into the endless depths of Congressional lobbying, his influence is still felt through his mannerisms of treating those who are different. An ideology of tolerance may have evolved before Sam Houston, but the main importance of Houston's tolerance stemmed for those who were originally inhibiting the Americas in the beginning. Today, we as "invaders" of the Americas can finally realize our wrongs and our vices in dealing with the Native American heritage because of people like Houston."

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