Part II: 5 Acts Defining US/Indian Relations
The state of affairs in 1828 Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross By 1828, new states had been added and many had drawn their borders to...
Kawoni [April]: The Flower Moon
Kawoni is the “Flower Moon” for the Cherokee. This is when plants first come out and flowers bloom. This is a time for new births and...
Anvyi [March]: The Windy Moon
March, the Windy Moon, Anvyi. The “First New Moon” after the equinox is the traditional start of the new cycle for planting. New town...
Chief Di’Wali Bowles: Cherokees in Tejas
On December 16, 1811, a series of intense interplate earthquakes shook the area around New Madrid, Missouri. They are, to this day, the...
Chief “Di’wali” Bowles: Relocation to Arkansas
“In the mid-1700s, the Spanish invited the Ani-Tsalagi, known as Cherokees, to move into their frontier area. The Spaniards offered the...
Chief “Di’Wali” Bowles: The Muscle Shoals Massacre
Di’wali, “Bowl”, also known in history as “John Bowles,” was born around 1756 in the Cherokee town of Little Hiwasee, located in the...
Cherokee Old Settlers
“I have seen my people strive to make a living ever since the last bunch of Cherokees arrived over the trail of tears to the present...
Preserving the Culture: Redbird Smith
By 1840, relocation of the Cherokee people from their homelands to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi was complete. James Mooney...
Preserving the Culture: George Washington
As the fever of independence was growing amongst the colonists of North America, so was the fever of expansion. In the late eighteenth...
Preserving the Culture: Chief Moytoy
The treaty of 1721 [refer to part 1: Preserving the Culture: Introduction] between the Cherokee and the British, marked the beginning of...