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Jimi Hendrix, who spoke proudly of his Cherokee grandmother, was one of many famous African Americans in the 1960s who cited family traditions linking them to Native ancestry. Photo: Graham F. Page Famous African Americans, African American History, Native American Indians, Jimi Hendrix Experience, I Love Music, All Music, Rock Music, Quann Sisters, Edmonia Lewis
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Jimi Hendrix, who spoke proudly of his Cherokee grandmother, was one of many famous African Americans in the 1960s who cited family traditions linking them to Native ancestry. Photo: Graham F. Page
This photo taken in North Carolina in 1888, shows a Cherokee cabin that is very representative of the homes in this region during the 19th century. The United States federal government forced about 16,000 Cherokee and hundreds of other Native Americans to abandon their land in NC, GA, Tenn, & AL and move to OK in the late 1830's. Brett Riggs, an archaeologist at the University of NC, is uncovering the remains of farms and homes in the mountains of NC, that the Cherokee left behind. Cherokee History, Native American Cherokee, Cherokee Nation, Native American History, American Heritage, Cherokee Indians, Indian Heritage, Cherokee Ancestry
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This photo taken in North Carolina in 1888, shows a Cherokee cabin that is very representative of the homes in this region during the 19th century. The United States federal government forced about 16,000 Cherokee and hundreds of other Native Americans to abandon their land in NC, GA, Tenn, & AL and move to OK in the late 1830's. Brett Riggs, an archaeologist at the University of NC, is uncovering the remains of farms and homes in the mountains of NC, that the Cherokee left behind.
Framed Collection of Native American Arrowheads collected in Tennessee Native American Tools, Native American Decor, Native American Beauty, Native American Artifacts, American Indian Art, American Symbols, American Women
Framed Collection of Native American Arrowheads collected in Tennessee
Cherokee do not look much like other tribes of Indians, one of the myths of our name is that the word Cherokee means Those who came from far away, as the other Indians thought that we came from the sky. Native American Photos, Native American Tribes
Cherokee do not look much like other tribes of Indians, one of the myths of our name is that the word Cherokee means Those who came from far away, as the other Indians thought that we came from the sky.
The Power of Cherokee Women - "Europeans were astonished to see that Cherokee women were the equals of men—politically, economically and theologically. Cherokee Woman, Native American Wisdom, Native American Women
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The Power of Cherokee Women - "Europeans were astonished to see that Cherokee women were the equals of men—politically, economically and theologically.
The Cherokee Language ... I can not tell you how many times I have watched this. <3 American Indians, Native Americans
The Cherokee language
The Cherokee Language ... I can not tell you how many times I have watched this. <3
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A Cherokee great grandmother on her 104th birthday. She was left behind while the rest of her family walked on the Trail of Tears. Her name is listed only as Maiden on census rolls. Native American Pictures
A Cherokee great grandmother on her 104th birthday. She was left behind while the rest of her family walked on the Trail of Tears. Her name is listed only as Maiden on census rolls.
The original territory of the Five "Civilized" Tribes that were forced to move to "Indian Territory" (now known as Oklahoma), along with many other tribes. The Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws and Seminoles. Choctaw Nation, Indian Nation
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The original territory of the Five "Civilized" Tribes that were forced to move to "Indian Territory" (now known as Oklahoma), along with many other tribes. The Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws and Seminoles.
Cherokee Confederate troops, in the 1860s as part of the Indian cavalry carried battle flags adapted from the first Confederate Flag. The most famous of these is the Cherokee Braves Flag, which was captured at the Battle of Locust Grove. It consists of the original Stars and Bars, with five red stars in the center of the white stars. These red stars represented the Five Civilized Tribes, who were aligned with the Confederacy. The center red star represented the Cherokee Nation. American Civil War, American Art
Cherokee Confederate troops, in the 1860s as part of the Indian cavalry carried battle flags adapted from the first Confederate Flag. The most famous of these is the Cherokee Braves Flag, which was captured at the Battle of Locust Grove. It consists of the original Stars and Bars, with five red stars in the center of the white stars. These red stars represented the Five Civilized Tribes, who were aligned with the Confederacy. The center red star represented the Cherokee Nation.
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Cherokee Indian Cabin Located in North Carolina
Wa-Kee (aka Rebecca Tickaneesky, aka Rebecca Smith Neugin)--Cherokee--At the time of her death in 1932, she was the last remaining survivor of the Trail of Tears. Osage Indians
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Wa-Kee (aka Rebecca Tickaneesky, aka Rebecca Smith Neugin)--Cherokee--At the time of her death in 1932, she was the last remaining survivor of the Trail of Tears.
This flag was carried by Colonel Stand Watie’s Cherokee Mounted Rifles; the body of the flag is the First National pattern flag of the Confederate States; the canton is blue with eleven white stars in a circle, surrounding five red stars representing the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole); the large red star in the center represents the Cherokee Nation. “Cherokee Braves” is lettered in red in the center of the white stripe.  From the Trans Mississippi Museum
Southern Battle Flags - Pea Ridge National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service)
This flag was carried by Colonel Stand Watie’s Cherokee Mounted Rifles; the body of the flag is the First National pattern flag of the Confederate States; the canton is blue with eleven white stars in a circle, surrounding five red stars representing the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole); the large red star in the center represents the Cherokee Nation. “Cherokee Braves” is lettered in red in the center of the white stripe. From the Trans Mississippi Museum