Cherokee

Nanye-hi was a famous Native American of the Cherokee. She was a very peaceful person and fought for peace, through words and actions. Nancy Ward was the name she took after learning English. Nancy Ward became a very respected woman of the Cherokee tribe. She held many high positions for an African-American woman of that time period. You may know her as the Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, but she was so much more. The Cherokee tribe had taught Nanye-hi many things. They relied on the Three…

Avarice and Mendacity Europeans came to a new world that was already inhabited with a native population that was subjected to new and exotic diseases and aggression that wiped out more than half of their populations. The Native Americans did not set out to create war with the Europeans; in fact, they were nothing more than victims of European avarice and mendacity. After everything that the Native Americans had gone through with the introduction of the European settlers, and even their helping…

Indian Removal: Is it justified? The Act of Removal of the Cherokee Indians was a rough era in history. The Removal of the Indians happened because the citizens of Georgia wanted to mine on their land. The Cherokee Indians had refused to let them mine on their land because the land belonged to the legally and they were not going to let some strangers come and take their land away from them. How would you like it if someone came into your house and told you to leave? I don't think that you…

tradition, folk lore, and experience of the Cherokee nation. The first novel of the Real People series was The Way of the Priests that Conley first published in 1992. Robert was born in Cushing Oklahoma in 1940 where he lived for most of his childhood. A proud Cherokee, he was a lifelong member of the federally recognized tribe of Native Americans called the Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. Conley is known for his accurate portrayal of historical Cherokee personalities during the years before…

Cherokee The Cherokee people used to live all around the world, but during early 1800s president Jackson ordered US army to forcefully remove Cherokee people from their hometown. Cherokee people started to immigrate to the southeast part of USA such as Oklahoma and Omaha. After they were forced to move, Cherokee started a trail, which was later known as “Trail of Tears.” The journey to the southeast was…

One American’s Story: • A Cherokee named Sequoya invented the Cherokee language writing system with 86 characters. The Cherokee quickly learned to read and write, and published many writing pieces. • Sequoya hoped this language would help Native Americans share land and power with whites and keep their freedom, but sadly his plan failed. Native Americans in the Southeast: • Since the 1600s, whites wanted Native Americans to move, yet there were still many in the East in the 1800s. • Many whites…

allow states such as Mississippi and Alabama to expand their population, wealth, and power, and it would be beneficial for the Natives because it would allow them to “pursue happiness in their own ways”. The second document that we read was the Cherokee letter protesting the Treaty of New Echota that was addressed to the Senate and the House of Representatives and written by Chief John…

dancing was the Native American way of celebrating joyous occasions and praying for health, successful hunting and good harvests. Before European explores, the Cherokee tribe is one Native American tribe that has always been socially and culturally advanced. Even though European settlers, because of power, dominated Cherokee people, Cherokee thrived and embraced the cultural elements brought by European settlers. In the Native American culture men and women had different roles that they…

Endanger languages in 21st century Name: Hery Shah TA’s Name: Madeline Discussion day and time: Monday – 11:00-11:50 Endangered Languages in 21st Century There are thousands of languages spoken by people in the world, but more than half of them are at risk of becoming extinct. Many of the languages are at risk because there are only so many people speaking the language. Many languages are at risk of becoming extinct because they are not common to learn among…

Philadelphia and Washington. While he was stuck there, Chief Ross kept declaring his loyalty to the Cherokee. While Chief was captured in Philadelphia and Washington, someone needed to take over, so the Cherokee Nation decided to nominate Col. Stand Watie in his absence as the “chosen principal chief of the Cherokee Nation” and once he was nominated for the position, he immediately brought up, in the draft, all Cherokee males from the age of 18-50 into the Confederate military service. Col.…