Book
Cherokee Americans: the eastern band of Cherokees in the twentieth century
University of Nebraska Press • Lincoln • Published In 1991 • Pages: xvii, 246
By: Finger, John R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Following the 'Trail of Tears' forced exodus of the major portion of the North Carolina Cherokees to Oklahoma in 1838-1839, those groups remaining in the East '…used their geographic isolation and economic marginality to maintain political and cultural integrity' (p. ix). This study describes how, in the twentieth century, this Eastern Band '… became increasingly drawn into a market economy, and some Cherokees began to advocate individualism, assimilation, and detribalization' (p.ix). Internal conflicts over ideology, life-style, and worldview gave rise to a tribal debate that provides a window on Cherokee social and political dynamics. The author's approach in this work is both chronological and thematic emphasizing political, legal, and economic developments as well as major social and cultural changes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Economic planning and development
- Spectacles
- Ethnic stratification
- Tribe and nation
- Chief executive
- Deliberative councils
- Education system
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1838-1990
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- North Carolina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- John R. Finger
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90043227
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians