Record #:

31713

Author(s):

Dyal, Desta C.

Abstract:

When the Cherokees were forced to relocate to Oklahoma in 1838, several hundred refused to leave and fled into the Smoky Mountains. Today there are about three-thousand Cherokees living in western North Carolina. This article discusses the history of Cherokee Nation, the Trail of Tears, and the Sacred Fire ritual.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 5 Issue 11, Nov 1973, p20-21, il, por

Subject(s):

Cherokee--Trail of Tears, 1838; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--History; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Social life and customs