Tennessee's Patriots... stood on both sides of the Indian Removal Issue.
Davey Crockett: He and Cherokee Chief Attakullakulla served under
Andrew Jacksons' command in the Creek Wars. He spoke out against
Jackson's Indian Removal scheme.
Andrew Jackson - was once a Chickamauga Cherokee prisoner. He
disregarded the Supreme Court ruling in Cherokee vs USA over Indian
Removal Cherokees served in his household at The Hermitage.
Sam Houston - married Texas Cherokee Chief John Jolly's daughter, and
was considered a "Full Blood" Cherokee regardless of no Cherokee
ancestry whatsoever.
Alvin C. York: English, Ulster Scots, Choctaw, and Cherokee ancestry
The
American Cherokee Association was founded by the late Cherokee
Culture Bearer Grandfather Walker
Calhoun
"Money may talk, but it still
hasn't learned to speak Cherokee."
~Jay Red Eagle (Cherokee)
If
YOU have Cherokee Blood, there is a place for YOU in the
restored
Cherokee "nation created in a day." If you don't have Cherokee Blood,
you may be adopted into our priestly AniKilohi Clan under the same
rules that applied to "strangers" in ancient Israel. See http://CherokeeDiscovery.com
We are in
possession of this 1794 George Washington Cherokee
Treaty Peace Medal with provenance from The Library of Congress
- Obverse
We are in
possession of this 1794 George Washington Cherokee
Treaty Peace Medal with provenance from The Library of Congress
-Reverse
