Download John Ross Cherokee Chief Background. John ross became principal chief of the cherokee nation in 1827, following the establishment of a government modeled on that of the united states. As chief of the ukb john ross conducted all council and committee meetings in cherokee and the english language.
Ross made repeated trips to washington as a representative of the cherokee people, and he even successfully argued the tribe's case before the supreme court.
In 1832, ross canceled the tribal elections and the council impeached ridge, and a member of the ridge party was murdered. Highly regarded for his role in leading the fight against removal and leading his people to their exile in oklahoma, controversy was his constant companion once the georgia. John ross was now president of the committee, and major ridge speaker of council, the two principal officers of the cherokee nation. Beginning in 1838, however, he was forced to lead the cherokee through the tragic removal period, which culminated in the trail of tears.
