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Common Roadblocks to Native American Genealogy
Typical census roadblocks to Native American genealogy research.
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News You Can Use Vol 3 TRAIL OF TEARS
Description of an upcoming event to bring media attention to the travesty of women who lose custody to abusers.
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The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears, the Cherokee removal from their homelands to West of the Mississippi River.
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Trail of Tears
In response to the Indian Removal Act, the United States government relocated the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Choctaw tribes to a new territory in Oklahoma.
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Andrew Jackson--Great US President or Mass Murderer?
A brief history of Andrew Jackson and the impact his actions had on, ultimately, all Native Americans
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13 Moons Echoes Cold Mountain
Award-winning Charles Frazier writes purely epic novels about the American South with a unique voice.
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Aboriginal Massacres
Tyson Yunkaporta, Aboriginal Rights, examines common themes between Australian and American Aboriginal massacres
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Indian Removal under Andrew Jackson
The most "civilized" of the Five Friendly Nations was forcibly removed from Georgia after gold was discovered on their lands and court challenges brought no relief.
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Morbid Kentucky Historical Sites
From cave explorers to feuding families, Kentucky's past is filled with storied to keep morbid-minded adventurers entertained.
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See the Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK
In the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, this living history museum is dedicated to the preservation of the heritage, art and culture of the Cherokee Nation.
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The Indian Removal Act Examined
Having, through a variety of methods, convinced tribal leaders to cede their lands, the U.S. government enacted a policy of mass removal to a new frontier...Oklahoma.
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Fun Things To Do in Cherokee NC
Explore the long and rich history of these Native Americans in the town of Cherokee, which offers visitors a glimpse into Cherokee life, history and culture.
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American Lion by Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham's "American Lion" offers an intimate look at Andrew Jackson's family and inner circle while assessing his Presidency.
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Black Armband History
Efforts to acknowledge the truth about the Aboriginal holocaust are always dismissed as "black armband history".
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Dahlonega was Heart of Georgia's Gold Rush
Dahlonega, Ga., maintains its quaintness without forgetting the dark side of its golden past: the 1829 Gold Rush that precipitated Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears.
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Kids and the National Park Service
Let kids discover and appreciate science, history, art and nature, on their level, with the NPS's Junior Ranger Programs. With booklets and badges the fun is guaranteed!
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Manifest Destiny Ideology
The doctrine of Manifest Destiny is one of America's greatest exports, killing off Indigenous peoples worldwide since the 1800's.
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President Martin Van Buren
The seventh president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, continued the policies of his predecessor, Andrew Jackson, in banking, indian removal, and slavery.
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THE ONCE VAST INDIAN TERRITORY
In the 1820s, white settlers in the United States demanded the government move the native Eastern Indian tribes off their land and relocate them in the unlivable Great American Desert.
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The Politics of Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren, as President of the United States, played a key role in establishing the Jacksonian Democratic party and in creating the second American party system.
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The Resourceful, Adaptable Creek
Creek history and art; first of two parts.
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Media Should Study American Foreign Policy Historically
I mean it-- the media folks have got to study history for a change. And I admit it now--Americans are simply illiterate, not stupid.
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Find New Running Routes
Branch out from the ordinary running routine, map a new route, and discover fresh scenery and challenges.
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Google Earth and the Interactive Classroom
Google Earth brings geography to life and allows for an interdisciplinary approach in classrooms where it might be a challenge to locate an atlas.
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Journeyer's Bookshelf
Reviews of books on long journeys
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North Georgia Travel Destinations
North Georgia has mountains, wineries and gold!
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Aboriginal Holocaust
Exploring international indigenous genocide, specifically regarding the similarities between American and Australian Aboriginal holocausts.
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Abraham Part IV
Are you in a "Luv Triangle" and you want to get rid of that third wheel? Let Abraham and Sarah teach you how you can make enemies and instigate racism for thousands of years after your dead!
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American History Paper Topics
Do you need a topic for an American history essay? Here's some of the highlights of the last 250 years or so to get you started!
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Barnsley Gardens
Read the history, legend, and present day status of Barnsley Gardens. This land, home to the Cherokee and the Barnsley's, has now been turned into a resort which has retained the charm of Woodlands.
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Free Genealogy Resources on TV Shows
Get free genealogical research and be in the spotlight - apply to tv shows that specialize in researching ancestry.
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Georgia's Rome
Two hundred years ago the settlemet known as Head of Coosa was among the largest in the vanishing Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee found this land a worthy dwelling site as tradition held that anywhere three rivers came together was holy ground.
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Hymns in My Life
Two hymns have played a part in my life. The connection to Washington State is the fact I like them. They've been favorites as I've grown up in Washington State!
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Indian Territory
After relocation, the Five Civilized Tribes settled into unfamiliar territory in Oklahoma. Gradually, however, they found their new home partitioned by the Americans.
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Magic and Terror of the Trek: Books about Transforming Journeys
Some great road books
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Oktoberfest in Alpine Village of Helen Georgia
Helen, a mountain village in northeastern Georgia, holds a German Oktoberfest celebration for two months in autumn. The largest party in the southeast runs 9/11 - 11/2.
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Pets Abandoned Because of Worsening Economy
Pet owners who are having problems making mortgage payments are abandoning their animals as the homes go into foreclosure.
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The Hornet Spook Light
The legendary glowing light on the Missouri-Oklahoma border continues to intrigue observers and baffle investigators with its strange and eerie appearance.
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The Railroad
A brief history of transcontinental travel by rail and the impact on the Native American
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Travel in Northwest Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas, in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, offers a plethora of opportunities for the adventurous.
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Trials and Tears
The story of the trials of the Cherokee nation from the "Trail of Tears" onward.
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Wilma Mankiller – Chief of the Cherokees
Wilma Mankiller served as Chief of the Cherokees from 1985 to 1995. She was the first, and only woman, to hold the position as leader of the Cherokee Nation.
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Brownskinned Bama
Perhaps one of the reasons I decided to study anthropology is the strange sense of culture and ethnicity that occupied my thoughts as a child. It was a sense of divided loyalties and confused traditions, an unusual fusion of cultures that made life seem so complicated and rich. Although I often publicly attribute my interest in anthropology to the traveling I did in my youth, I think the generative seed of this fascination actually came from my grandmother and the sheer enormity of her personality and experience.
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Cherokee and Slavery
Review of the history of slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
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Cherokee Brigadier General Stand Watie
Stand Watie - Cherokee and Confederate General. Was his greed to blame for the removal of the Cherokee from their homeland? He was a courageous war hero, but did he betray his nation?
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Indian Territory - Oklahoma
Franklin Pierce West and his cousin, Sam Starr, meet on opposite sides of the law.
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Marshalling for Justice
This is the first in a series of articles about Supreme Court Justices who have made a difference on the bench, and in our lives.
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Nancy Ward (Nanyehi) part 2
This article chronicles the final years of Nancy Ward, gives a listing of her descendants from her daughter, Kati, to her grandson, John W. West and introduces the Trail of Tears.
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Sequoyah, Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet
From the Cherokee Nation would come a young man whose extraordinary abilities would greatly serve and protect his people. His name was Sequoyah.
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Sherman Alexie's "Ten Little Indians"
"Ten Little Indians" is a collection of nine short stories that uses humor to expose a number of current social issues.
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