Cherokee Indians

During the first part of the nineteenth century, the American government policy was to remove Indians from east of the Mississippi River and to “give” … Continued

There are more than 6,000 languages in the world and only about 100 of these developed their own writing system. For most of these writing … Continued

When the Europeans began their invasion of the Americas, the Cherokee were an agricultural people whose villages could be found throughout the American Southeast. By … Continued

When the Europeans began their invasion of the Americas, the Cherokee were an agricultural people whose villages could be found throughout the American Southeast. In … Continued

Among the Cherokee, spirituality (religion) was embedded into everyday life and was not seen as something apart. In her book Cherokee Women: Gender and Culture … Continued

When the Europeans began their invasion of the Americas, the Cherokees were an agricultural people whose villages could be found throughout the American Southeast. Cherokee … Continued

The United States has never been particularly comfortable with the idea of Indian nations and Indian people within its territorial boundaries. Like the British before … Continued

One of the central themes of United States policies with regard to American Indians is the need to convert them to Christianity and to repress … Continued