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Now therefore; be it Resolved by the council of the Eastern Band of the
Cherokees in General Council assembled, and it is hereby authorized by the authority of the same. Resolved that Mrs. Angeline
Sherrill, daughter of Wm. H. Thomas, with her children, and Wm. H. Thomas Jr. and James R. Thomas sons and Sarah Love Thomas
daughter of the said W. H. Thomas be and the same are hereby adopted as members of the Eastern Band of Cherokees and entitled
to all of the privileges, benefits and immunities as other individual members of the band the same as if they had been born
of Indian parents, and that our confidence in the integrity and good faith of the said Thomas remains unshaken and that we
cordially approve.
Source: The resolution is dated November 16, 1874, and is located on NARA M234, roll 107, frames 130 through
141.
Recommended
Reading: Footsteps of the Cherokees: A Guide to the Eastern Homelands of the Cherokee Nation.
Description: Footsteps
of the Cherokees divides the Cherokees' eastern homeland into 19 geographical sections and explores many of the historic
Cherokee sites in these areas. Sites range from Moccasin Bend in Chattanooga, inhabited by Cherokees and earlier Indian cultures
and considered one of the most important archaeological complexes within a United States city, to the Qualla Boundary, the
home of the Eastern Cherokee reservation, where visitors can still experience the historic Cherokee culture. Continued
below...
For
each site, Rozema gives historical background, directions to the site, and the hours of operation and telephone numbers if
the site is located within a park or museum area. The book also includes an overview of Cherokee history that sets the stage
for the tours of the historic sites.
Recommended
Reading: Touring the Western North Carolina
Backroads (Touring the Backroads). Editorial
Review: This guidebook, unlike most, is so
encyclopedic in scope that I give it as a gift to newcomers to the area. It is also an invaluable reference for the visitor
who wants to see more than the fabulous Biltmore Estate. Even though I am a native of the area, I learned nearly everything
I know about Western North Carolina from this book alone and it is my primary reference.
I am still amazed at how much fact, history and folklore [just enough to bring alive the curve of the road, the odd landmark,
the abandoned building] is packed in its 300 pages. The author, who must have collapsed from exhaustion when she finished
it, takes you on a detailed tour, laid out by the tenth of the mile, of carefully drawn sections of backroads that you can
follow leisurely without getting lost. Continued below...
The author
is completely absent from the text. The lucid style will please readers who want the facts, not editorial comment. This book,
as well as the others in this publisher's backroads series, makes an excellent gift for anyone, especially the many seniors
who have relocated, or are considering relocating to this fascinating region. It is also a valuable reference for natives,
like me, who didn't know how much they didn't know.
Recommended
Reading: Trail of Tears: The
Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation. Description: One of the many ironies
of U.S. government policy toward Indians
in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values.
As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English, and developing
plantations. Such a leader was Ridge, who had fought with Andrew Jackson against the British. Continued below...
As he and other
Cherokee leaders grappled with the issue of moving, the land-hungry Georgia legislators, with the aid of Jackson, succeeded
in ousting the Cherokee from their land, forcing them to make the arduous journey West on the infamous "Trail of Tears." ...A
treasured addition for the individual remotely interested in American Indian history as well as general American
history.
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