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Treaty with the Cherokee,
July 8, | 7 Stat., | Proclamation, Dec. 26,
Articles of a treaty concluded, at the Cherokee Agency, within the Cherokee nation, between major general Andrew Jackson, Joseph M'Minn, governor of the state of Tennessee, and general David Meriwether, commissioners plenipotentiary of the United States of America, of the one part, and the chiefs, head men and warriors, of the Cherokee nation, east of the Mississippi river, and the chiefs, head men, and warriors, of the Cherokees on the Arkansas river, and their deputies, John D. Chisholm and James Rogers, duly authorized by the chiefs of the Cherokees on the Arkansas river, in open council, by written power of attorney, duly signed and executed, in presence of Joseph Sevier and William Ware.
And whereas the President of the United States, after maturely considering the petitions of both parties, on the ninth day of January, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and nine, including other subjects, answered thos
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Cherokee History and the Spirit Family
Author
James Neil Barnes
ISBN
Print Version
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Description
A sweeping, yet personal view of one of America&#;s biggest historical tragedies, Cherokee History and the Spirit Family interweaves one family's journey on the Trail of Tears with the larger cultural and multinational impacts of Cherokee displacement from the southeastern United States.
Thoroughly researched and eloquently told by author and Spirit family descendant James Barnes, this resonant, non-fiction history showcases the amazing resiliency of a people who refuse to let suffering keep them from maintaining joy, love, and cultural identity. Follow the Spirit family from , through one of the darkest periods of cultural persecution in our nation's history, as they fight, grieve, and advocate for the Cherokee Nation's sovereignty in the face of steep opposition from the United States government.
A multi-generatio
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Wanda Hatfield
Cherokee educator and politician
Wanda Hatfield (néeClaphan) is a Cherokee educator and politician who served as an At-Large Tribal Councilor for the Cherokee Nation from to
Career
[edit]Wanda Hatfield was born at WW Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and grew up in the Cherry Tree Community in Stilwell, Oklahoma.[1] She is the daughter of the Jack Claphan and Carolyn Doublehead Claphan.[1] Her great-great-grandfather, Rabbit Bunch, served as the Cherokee Nation assistant principal chief from to [1] Hatfield graduated from Stilwell High School and earned a B.S. in education from the University of Oklahoma.[2] Hatfield married bekräftelse Hatfield and they had one daughter.[1]
For 28 years, Hatfield taught in the Shawnee and Mid-Del School Districts.[2] In , Hatfield ran for the at-large seat of the Council of the Cherokee Nation.[3] She finished first ahead of Betsy Swimmer and Shane