We finally arrived at our destination. Nearly 4000 Cherokee have died so far. There are still more on their way. Those of us who survived the trip will have to re-build our nation. The rift formed by the differences between the National and Treaty party have not healed. In fact, the divisions between the Cherokee have grown more prominent as a result of the journey.
Regardless of our differences, it is up to us to re-build the Cherokee Nation. We will have to work hard to ensure our nation's survival. Though it may be a rough and twisty road, but we are a strong people. Now, we morn for our lost brothers and sisters; tomorrow, we begin re-building our nation. (Sequence of Events) (Global Security) (Illinois General Assembly)
Cherokee Tears
Its 1830. Gold has been discovered in Dahlonega, Georgia. The whites have been clamoring for Cherokee expulsion from their lands for some time, now they have a reason.
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This blog is a project for Professor Aaron Adam’s English Literature Class at Biola University.
The inspiration of this project stems from the piece “The Cherokee Memorials,” an appeal to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States written on behalf of the Cherokee Nation. This piece, written in November of 1829 begs Congress to intercede on behalf of the Cherokee to ease the mounting pressure to re-locate.
From the very founding of our great nation, the white immigrants have been in opposition to the Native Americans. Not always is it open opposition, but it seems to always be there. In addition to “The Cherokee Memorials,” many essays and short stories have been written in support and in opposition of the Native Americans residing amongst the settlers. Some of these pieces include “The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mar Rowlandson,” and various other stories of Native American Removal and Resistance written by such authors as Tecumseh, Black Hawk, and Elias Boudinot.
Many of us have played the game “Cowboys and Indians.” When we were young, my friends and I would always fight over who would be the victorious cowboy who always seemed to come out on top. This journal tells the story from a different point of view. This blog traces events in the life of a young Cherokee Brave during the years before, during, and after the atrocity known as “The Trail of Tears.” This journal is a form of historical fiction. While the facts are accurate to the best of my ability, the character of John Ashwin never existed.
This blog is dedicated to the heritage, tradition, and perseverance of the Cherokee Nation.
The inspiration of this project stems from the piece “The Cherokee Memorials,” an appeal to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States written on behalf of the Cherokee Nation. This piece, written in November of 1829 begs Congress to intercede on behalf of the Cherokee to ease the mounting pressure to re-locate.
From the very founding of our great nation, the white immigrants have been in opposition to the Native Americans. Not always is it open opposition, but it seems to always be there. In addition to “The Cherokee Memorials,” many essays and short stories have been written in support and in opposition of the Native Americans residing amongst the settlers. Some of these pieces include “The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mar Rowlandson,” and various other stories of Native American Removal and Resistance written by such authors as Tecumseh, Black Hawk, and Elias Boudinot.
Many of us have played the game “Cowboys and Indians.” When we were young, my friends and I would always fight over who would be the victorious cowboy who always seemed to come out on top. This journal tells the story from a different point of view. This blog traces events in the life of a young Cherokee Brave during the years before, during, and after the atrocity known as “The Trail of Tears.” This journal is a form of historical fiction. While the facts are accurate to the best of my ability, the character of John Ashwin never existed.
This blog is dedicated to the heritage, tradition, and perseverance of the Cherokee Nation.
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Anonymous. “Cherokee Nation v. Georgia: Syllabus: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.” Supreme Court Collection. http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/display.html?terms=The%20Cherokee%20Nation&url=/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0030_0001_ZS.html (accessed December 15, 2009).
Anonymous. “HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 0142.” Illinois General Assembly. http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HJ0142&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HJR&LegID=26217&DocNum=142&GAID=8&Session= (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Removal of the Indians.” The North American Review 31, no. 69 (October 1830): 396-442. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=nora;cc=nora;rgn=full%20text;idno=nora0031-2;didno=nora0031-2;view=image;seq=00404;node=nora0031-2%3A1 (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Sequence of Events – Trail of Tears.” American Identities. http://www.cerritos.edu/soliver/American%20Identities/trail%20of%20tears/Sequence%20of%20Events.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Trail of Tears.” GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/trail-of-tears.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Worcester v. Georgia: Syllabus: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.” Supreme Court Collection. http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/display.html?terms=Worcester&url=/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0031_0515_ZS.html (accessed December 15, 2009).
Boller, Paul F.; John H. George (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of False Quotes, Misquotes, & False Attributions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 53. http://books.google.com/books?id=NCOEYJ0q-DUC&printsec=frontcover. (accessed December 15, 2009)
Colimore, Edward. “Letter found that led to Indians' 'Trail of Tears'.” Philadelphia Inquirer. September 16, 2009.
http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.biola.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8173131946&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8173131951&cisb=22_T8173131950&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=247189&docNo=1 (accessed December 16, 2009).
Jackson, Andrew. " On Indian Removal," Annals of American History.
http://www.america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=385651&query=Indian+Removal+Act+1830
(Accessed December 16, 2009).
Kappler, Charles J. “TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1785.: Nov. 28, 1785. 7 Stat., 18.” INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/che0008.htm#mn13 (accessed December 16, 2009).
Kappler, Charles J. “TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1791.: July 2, 1791. 7 Stat., 39. Proclamation, Feb. 7, 1792” INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0029.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Kappler, Charles J. “TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1835.: Dec. 29, 1835. 7 Stat., 478. Proclamation, May 23, 1836.” INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/Kindex.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Ridge, John. “The Cherokee Memorials.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature.
Ed. Nina Baym. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2007. 1263-1268.
Wilkins, Thurman. Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People. New York: Macmillan Company, 1970. 53.
For Extended Research:
Banner, Stuart. How the Indians Lost Their Land: Law and Power on the Frontier. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2005.
Berutti, Ronald A. (1992). "The Cherokee Cases: The Fight to Save the Supreme Court and the Cherokee Indians". American Indian Law Review 17: 291.
Remini, Robert Vincent. Andrew Jackson & His Indian Wars. New York: Viking, 2001.
Satz, Ronald N. American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.
Wallace, Anthony F. C. The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993.
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Anonymous. “HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 0142.” Illinois General Assembly. http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HJ0142&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HJR&LegID=26217&DocNum=142&GAID=8&Session= (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Removal of the Indians.” The North American Review 31, no. 69 (October 1830): 396-442. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=nora;cc=nora;rgn=full%20text;idno=nora0031-2;didno=nora0031-2;view=image;seq=00404;node=nora0031-2%3A1 (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Sequence of Events – Trail of Tears.” American Identities. http://www.cerritos.edu/soliver/American%20Identities/trail%20of%20tears/Sequence%20of%20Events.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Trail of Tears.” GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/trail-of-tears.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Anonymous. “Worcester v. Georgia: Syllabus: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.” Supreme Court Collection. http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/display.html?terms=Worcester&url=/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0031_0515_ZS.html (accessed December 15, 2009).
Boller, Paul F.; John H. George (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of False Quotes, Misquotes, & False Attributions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 53. http://books.google.com/books?id=NCOEYJ0q-DUC&printsec=frontcover. (accessed December 15, 2009)
Colimore, Edward. “Letter found that led to Indians' 'Trail of Tears'.” Philadelphia Inquirer. September 16, 2009.
http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.biola.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8173131946&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8173131951&cisb=22_T8173131950&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=247189&docNo=1 (accessed December 16, 2009).
Jackson, Andrew. " On Indian Removal," Annals of American History.
http://www.america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=385651&query=Indian+Removal+Act+1830
(Accessed December 16, 2009).
Kappler, Charles J. “TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1785.: Nov. 28, 1785. 7 Stat., 18.” INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/che0008.htm#mn13 (accessed December 16, 2009).
Kappler, Charles J. “TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1791.: July 2, 1791. 7 Stat., 39. Proclamation, Feb. 7, 1792” INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0029.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Kappler, Charles J. “TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE, 1835.: Dec. 29, 1835. 7 Stat., 478. Proclamation, May 23, 1836.” INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/Kindex.htm (accessed December 16, 2009).
Ridge, John. “The Cherokee Memorials.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature.
Ed. Nina Baym. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2007. 1263-1268.
Wilkins, Thurman. Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People. New York: Macmillan Company, 1970. 53.
For Extended Research:
Banner, Stuart. How the Indians Lost Their Land: Law and Power on the Frontier. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2005.
Berutti, Ronald A. (1992). "The Cherokee Cases: The Fight to Save the Supreme Court and the Cherokee Indians". American Indian Law Review 17: 291.
Remini, Robert Vincent. Andrew Jackson & His Indian Wars. New York: Viking, 2001.
Satz, Ronald N. American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002.
Wallace, Anthony F. C. The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians. New York: Hill and Wang, 1993.
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