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Osiyo, dear Readers

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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?

Belle Starr - Bandit Queen?

Belle Starr - famous Outlaw Bandit Queen or brave, hardened frontier woman? What is fact, what is fiction? Here are some facts to dispel some of the myths.

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.

Stories as told by Cherokees (part 3)

Third installment of Cherokee Legends and Myths

Stories as told by a Cherokee (part 2)

Second installment of Cherokee Legends and Myths

Stories as told by a Cherokee (part 1)

First installment of Cherokee Legends and Myths

Indian Territory - Oklahoma

Franklin Pierce West and his cousin, Sam Starr, meet on opposite sides of the law.

The Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears, the Cherokee removal from their homelands to West of the Mississippi River.

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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Cherokee Nation

Sequoyah, Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet (7 msgs)

Nan-ye'-hi, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee (10 msgs)

Osiyo, dear Readers (2 msgs)

Stories as told by a Cherokee (part 2) (1 msgs)

Stories as told by a Cherokee (part 1) (1 msgs)

ALPHABET (2 msgs)

Belle Starr - Bandit Queen? (4 msgs)

An few quick thoughts (2 msgs)

Stories as told by Cherokees (part 3) (2 msgs)

Indian Territory - Oklahoma (1 msgs)

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