Chiefdom of the Coosa: Abihka Curse
After his encounter with the Cherokee, De Soto travelled south into present-day Georgia where he found the “Chiefdom of Coosa”. At that...
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...
Cherokee Fables: The Bird Tribes, Part 1
The sky is the flyway of the bird, whose freedom is to light and go at will … . When evening shadows fall upon the earth and a lone jet...
Children’s Stories: Native American vs European
The Europeans called their stories “Fairy Tales”, probably because they harkened back to a time when magical creatures existed. Native...
First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 5: Arrogant and Proud Barbarians
In his account of the Soto expedition, “The Inca” [see Part 1] gives what I believe to be the most accurate and eloquent account of the...
First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 4: Panfilo de Narvaez
Inspired by the stories of Cabeza de Vaca, who had survived in North America after becoming a castaway and just returned to Spain, in...