Schools
Palo Alto High School Unveils Mural Honoring Cherokee Tribal Leader Kimberly Teehee
"A lot of the tribal histories... and the treatment of tribes is a history that is not often shared in a curriculum," leader Teehee said.
April 26, 2023
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.
Find out what's happening in Palo Altowith free, real-time updates from Patch.
"A lot of the tribal histories across the country and the treatment of tribes is a history that is not often shared in a curriculum. So, when these students took an interest and took on the project and made it into something I couldn't imagine, I was so impressed," Teehee said.
The unusual alliance began when students learned in a U.S. history class about the 1835 Treaty of New Echota, which forced the relocation of the Cherokee from their homelands in the southeast, to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
Find out what's happening in Palo Altowith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Click https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfra... for a CBS News video report.
CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.
