Book

Politics and religion in a western Cherokee community: a century of struggle in a White Man's world

Xerox University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1987 • Pages:

By: Jordan, Janet Etheridge.

Abstract

In this document on the western Cherokee, the author examines the ways in which Cherokee political and religious institutions were adjusted or replaced in response to pressures from the broader American society. National (American) events and their effects on the local community of 'Long Valley' are discussed in some detail. In this study of long term change attention is directed to the rise and fall of various sodalities and their role in uniting the fragmented Cherokee Nation. A similar analysis is carried out on the Baptist Church, an institution which served and continues to serve the same integrative functions as the sodalities. A second major theme in this work is the appropriation of Cherokee lands by local whites and 'big business'. Secondary topics include the establishment of the Cherokee Nation following the Removal, Cherokee involvement in the American Civil War, tensions and differences of interest between full- and mixed-blood Cherokees, and the predicament of the Cherokees as a minority people administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The author is anxious to convince the reader that the Cherokee have been, and continue to be, abused and exploited on all fronts.

HRAF PubDate

2019

Region

North America

Sub Region

Eastern Woodlands

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Christopher Latham ; Gerald Reid ; 1988

Field Date

no date

Coverage Place

Long Valley, Oklahoma, United States

Notes

Janet Etheridge Jordan

The OCM 'SHAMANS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS' (756 ) is used for native medicine men, as opposed to OCM 'PRIESTHOOD' (793) which applies to Cherokee Baptist preachers. Differences in cultural participation and interest between the full- and mixed-bloods are indexed for 'CULTURAL PARTICIPATION' (184) Finally, sodalities are indexed for OCM 'SODALITIES' (575)and for 'POLITICAL MOVEMENTS' (668) as well.

UM75-10,633

Includes bibliographical references

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Connecticut, 1974

LCSH

Cherokee Indians