Most histories of the Cherokee nation focus on its encounters with Europeans, its conflicts with the U. S. government, and its expulsion from its lands during t

Today, a fraction of the Cherokee people remains in their traditional homeland in the southern Appalachians. Most Cherokees were forcibly relocated to eastern O

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First published in 1956, this book traces the progress of the Cherokee people, beginning with their native social and political establishments, and gradually un

Includes treaties, genealogy of the tribe, and brief biographical sketches of individuals.