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10674
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Archaeological excavations are currently being carried out in a mountain cornfield located near the east fork of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County. The cornfield is thought to be the site of a Cherokee Village that once may have contained over 300 houses and that was destroyed in a raid in 1780 by John Sevier. Pottery, stone tools and weapons are among the artifacts that have been recovered. Additionally, several home sites have been excavated, revealing circular fireplaces in excellent condition, with ashes still intact.
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10806
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Among North Carolina's 100 counties and 650 cities and towns, there is one \"dependent sovereignty\" with a Principal Chief. The sovereignty is the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, proprietors of a 56,000-acre Western North Carolina wooded realm. The Principal Chief is Walter Jackson, born a Cherokee in 1924 and promoted by his fellow tribesmen in 1967 to the highest distinction an Indian can attain. Siler discusses the state's most unusual form of government and how it functions.
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11290
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Sharpe recounts how Sequoyah created an alphabet over one hundred years ago and brought literacy to the Cherokees.
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24624
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A botanical garden created by the Cherokee Historical Association is located near the Oconaluftee Village is free to all visitors and seeks to educate people on the types of plants Native Americans relied upon for food and medicine.
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20681
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This article looks at the relations between the Cherokee people and white settlers during the early 19th century, and changes to both groups as a result of the interactions between the two. Particular attention is given to the effects of several treaties on the Cherokees, as well as the changes in lifestyle afforded by exposure to the agrarian economy of white settlers afforded by forced relocation, proximity, and trade.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 34 Issue 1, Jan 1957,
p1-14, f
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30586
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North Carolina is the home to a large population of Native Americans, 4000 who make up the Eastern Band of the Cherokees. Cherokee, the largest community on the Reservation, serves as the administrative head and also presents a unique opportunity to study the history and present-day life of the Cherokees.
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13053
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In response to a claim that there were no Cherokees in Cherokee County, the author provides the location and numbers of all registered Cherokees in North Carolina counties. New definitions of what an Indian may be are examined, as well the challenges faced when registering peoples of Indian inter-marriage as one tribe or the other. Often the government does not recognize the origins of certain groups of people, and therefore may overlook the Cherokees hidden in the mix.
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13329
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An early traveler describes Native American Cherokee stick-ball through observations conducted in Qualla Town, North Carolina, 1848.
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13347
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In an excerpt from the 1848 book, Letters from the Alleghanies, Lanman offers an alternate view on Cherokee extermination within North Carolina. The first of two part series published by The State, Lanman discusses various Cherokee chiefs as well as religion.
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20658
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This article gives an account of a conflict between some members of the Cherokee tribe and the Stecoe settlement, located in Swain County. Some background information on Cherokee relations in this area at the time are included, as well as an account of the fallout of the conflict.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 32 Issue 3, July 1955,
p358-375, f
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24676
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In an excerpt from ‘Letter from the Alleghany Mountains,’ 1848 traveler Charles Lanman (1819-1895) describes his arrival in Hickory Nut Gap, a gorge in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and his experience with Cherokees in Qualla Town.
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24696
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In an excerpt from ‘Letter from the Alleghany Mountains,’ 1848 traveler Charles Lanman (1819-1895) describes various Cherokee legends pertaining to Black Mountain in the Alleghany Mountains.
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13166
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With an estimated 2,800 individuals comprising North Carolina's Cherokee Indian Nation, the indigenous peoples of the state were at one time considered the most progressive tribe in America.
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13320
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Qualla Town, located in Haywood County, is an area encompassing 72,000 acres of land inhabited by the Cherokee and Catawba Native Americans. Divided into seven clans, each of which is managed by a chief, the indigenous peoples of this area still function and practice beliefs despite the widespread Native American removal that devastated tribes and belief systems elsewhere in North America.
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13554
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Deep in the Smokies, visitors can see how Cherokees have kept their ancient arts alive.
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