Editing Trail of Tears (section)

=== Eastern Cherokee Restitution ===
The [[United States Court of Claims]] ruled in favor of the Eastern Cherokee Nation's claim against the U.S. on May 18, 1905. This resulted in the appropriation of $1 million (equal to $27,438,023.04 today) to the Nation's eligible individuals and families. Interior Department employee Guion Miller created a list using several rolls and applications to verify tribal enrollment for the distribution of funds, known as the [[Guion Miller Roll]]. The applications received documented over 125,000 individuals; the court approved more than 30,000 individuals to share in the funds.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Guion |title=The Guion Miller Roll: Index to the Applications submitted for the Cherokee Roll |date=March 2017 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1544972503}}</ref>{{page needed|date=December 2017}}