essay

Post removal factionalism in the Cherokee Nation

Cherokee Indian nation : a troubled historyKnoxvillePublished In 1979 • Pages: 148-162

By: Reed, Gerard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Following the removal of the Eastern Cherokees to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in the winter and spring of 1838-1839, this article focuses on the various problems that developed between the settled Western Cherokee and the newly arrived emigrants from the southeastern states. Scenes of violence and bloodshed were frequent, and the Cherokee nation as a whole was much divided. The author describes the continual factionalism in the Cherokee Nation through the American Civil War period up to 1907 when the tribal government was dissolved by the establishment of the state of Oklahoma.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Internal migration
History
Ingroup antagonisms
Tribe and nation
External relations
Political parties
Political movements
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.
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
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
1830-1907
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
Gerard Reed
Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-163)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
78013222
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Cherokee Indians