essay

The origin of eastern Cherokees as a social and political entity

Cherokee Indian nation : a troubled historyKnoxvillePublished In 1979 • Pages: 164-180

By: King, Duane H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an account of the sequence of historical events that took place prior to the removal of the Eastern Cherokee to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1838. Much of the discussion centers around the relationship of the United States government and the Cherokee people, and the government's determination to send them to the west. Interesting infomation is also presented here on how and why certain bands of Cherokees remained behind in North Carolina following the general removal of the population.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Internal migration
History
Acculturation and culture contact
External relations
Public welfare
Offenses against life
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: Johh 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
1819-1838
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
Duane H. King
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-180)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
78013222
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Cherokee Indians