The Cherokee people were forced out of their land because of the settler’s greed for everything and anything the land had to offer. Many Cherokee even embraced the “civilization program‚” abandoning their own beliefs so that they may be accepted by white settlers. Unfortunately for the Cherokee though‚ the settlers would never accept them as an equal citizen. A quote from historian Richard White says it very well‚ “The Cherokee are probably the most tragic instance of what could have succeeded
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The Cherokee Removal Essay In the early nineteenth century‚ an infant America was increasing in population and expanding in the South until settlers were faced with the dilemma of the Native Americans. Anglo-Americans had two very distinct stances on how to deal with southern Indian tribes‚ particularly the Cherokee. One side was eager for land and developed the idea that Indians were both racially and culturally inferior and a hindrance to American progress‚ while on the other hand‚ some Americans
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History 131-I3 April 1‚ 2013 The Cherokee Removal Long before the United States existed‚ the Cherokee people lived in the valleys of the rivers that drained the southern Appalachians. Within their villages the Cherokees built their towns‚ cleared their fields‚ planted their crops‚ and buried their dead. They also claimed a larger domain of land that extended into what is now known as Kentucky and Virginia. (Perdue and Green‚ pg.1) On these lands the Cherokee men would hunt deer‚ other game‚ and
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A long time before this land was called the United States‚ the Cherokee people used to live in this land in the valleys of rivers that drained the southern Appalachians. These people made their homes‚ farmed their land‚ and buried their dead. Also these people‚ who are now called Indians claimed larger lands. They would use these for hunting deer and gathering material‚ to live off of. Later these lands were called Virginia and Kentucky. As it is mentioned in the text‚ these people had their own
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Cherokee Tribe ANT 200 September 24‚ 2013 Samantha Carney & Amanda Vance Summary The Cherokee tribe splits up into three different tribes; Cherokee Nation‚ United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians‚ and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Cherokee was one of the first‚ if not the first non-European ethnic group to become US citizens. This is one of the largest groups with an estimated population of 25‚000 members. It is the largest of all of the Southern tribes. The Cherokee Nation had approximately
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Once when the Cherokee nation was on the verge of destruction‚ with only the great Chief Windwalker left to led them. The Cherokee god of nature saw the suffering that his people endured from the heat and wind‚ but knew not how to help them. He searched the land for a solution to this problem so that his people could survive. The Cherokee god could not find the answer‚ instead he found a young woman. She was kneeling beside a dried up pond silently praying to anyone who would listen. The young woman
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Perhaps the Cherokee nature of adapting western culture for their own benefit can be traced back to Cherokee Mothers and their decisions to enroll their children into Missionary schools set up by Americans. These mothers sought to best equip their children‚ and their community for the increasingly western world‚ and by educating the next generation in English‚ they sought to raise powerful individuals capable of straddling both worlds while strengthening the Cherokees traditions and way of life (Smith
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The history of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians between the 19th and 20th century was no different than any other Indian tribe located east of the Mississippi River. They were treated poorly by the government‚ lived in poverty‚ were scantily educated‚ and many were forced to relocate from their homelands in Mississippi to the Oklahoma Indian territory. But because of the hard work of one Indian Chief‚ Chief Phillip Martin‚ the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians now flourishes. Economic turmoil
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Is it worth fighting a battle that you might never win? The Cherokee was a native American tribe that had lived east of the Mississippi River on some of Georgia’s richest farmland. White settlers had wanted the land for themselves‚ and their yearning only increased when gold was discovered on the land. At first‚ the Cherokee tried to fit in with the Americans: creating their own written language‚ wearing similar clothing to Americans‚ converting to Christianity‚ and intermarrying with whites. They
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THE INDIAN DIASPORA IN THE UNITED STATES Indian Diaspora in USA is a culmination of different phases of Indian migration to the States including the twice- migrants. Though a major portion of the present day Indian Diaspora is a result of the post- 1960s‚ it has its roots way back in the later part of the eighteenth century to the mid- nineteenth century. The present day Indian Diaspora in the United States consists of the following: the descendants of the migrants in the eighteenth and nineteenth
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