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Early nineteenth-century Cherokee political organization

Cherokee Indian nation :a troubled historyKnoxvillePublished In 1979 • Pages: 92-109

By: Persico, V. Richard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes Cherokee political organization as it existed in the early nineteenh century. This organization consisted of traditional elements and newer forms adopted in response to European contact.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Community structure
Community councils
Form and rules of government
Deliberative councils
External relations
Judicial authority
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Delores Walters ; 1988: 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
1760-1838
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southeastern states and Oklahoma, United States
NotesAdditional notes
V. Richard Persico, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-109)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
78013222
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Cherokee Indians