However, an internal strife occurred in the early 1990s, which resulted in the overthrow of Chief Hicks and the insertion of Bear Who Walks Softly as Interim Chief, Chief Justice and finally Principal Chief. At this time, about 1993, an agreement was made between Chief Bear Who Walks Softly and the newly adopted/appointed Attorney General, Frank Hernandez, Grey Eagle, to explore the possibility of establishing a casino on Cherokee land. This plan failed and resulted in a law suit against Hernandez, who was banished from the Sovereign Cherokee Nation — Tejas (SCNT) and ordered to pay $22,000,000.00 in restitutions.

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