Posts Tagged ‘Cherokee Nation’
A Glimpse of Jackson County, Alabama
The last Indian rights to Alabama land were terminated by 1838, when the Cherokees were removed. This made space, in many places, for enormous cotton plantations, and in others for modest farmhouses like this one.
Read MoreA Warrior of AniKituwah
“The Warriors of AniKituwah at the North Carolina Arboretum. The Emissaries of Peace Exhibit from The Museum of the Cherokee Indian was on display at the arboretum.”
Read More“Tribal Grounds” – The Backstory of a Cherokee Coffee
I received this coffee in Asheville, North Carolina from Natalie Smith, of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee. They are descendants of Cherokees who were allowed to remain in remote areas of North Carolina, even as most Cherokees were removed from the region in 1838. They remain part of the fabric of Jacksonland. She told me this:
Read MoreThe Shifting Racial Identity of John Ross
. Ross was a man of mixed race. He lived for years near the border between the Cherokee Nation and the “whiteside,” as he sometimes called the territory of white settlers. And in an era when Cherokees commonly wore white styles of clothing, Ross sometimes slid across the line.
Read MoreChief John Ross of the Cherokee Nation
“Steve: I was inspired by your book and have been following your Facebook updates regarding Jacksonland. I enjoy linocut relief prints and when I saw this campaign, I figured it was worth capturing my emotions about Chief Ross into some original art.”
Read MoreHeart at Blue Hole
“The Blue Hole is a natural spring located in Red Clay State Historic Park. The Cherokee used this for their water supply during council meetings. My father and I were able to drink from it while retracing our ancestors’ journey along the Northern Route of the Trail of Tears.”
Read MoreOklahoma Sooners: Cherokee Land At the Heart of a State’s Identity
The amazing backstory to the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1893, often said to be the origin of the term “Sooners.”
Read MoreInauguration Day, 1829
This painting suggests the crowds that swamped the building now called the White House after Andrew Jackson’s inauguration in March 1829. Jackson took the oath at the East Front of the Capitol, and had some difficulty making it to his new residence. So many people filled the ceremonial rooms that the new President had to be wedged out again with the help of friends.
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