Record #:

13333

Author(s):

Lanman, Charles

Abstract:

Drowning Bear, the principal chief of the Qualla Native Americans, petitioned the president to remain in North Carolina during the widespread Indian removal of 1808. Granted permission to remain east of the Mississippi, Drowning Bear organized his community and imposed regulations against unsavory activities.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 18, Jan 1955, p12, 17

Subject(s):

Alcoholism