Cherokee Museum | Museum of the Cherokee Indian NC

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Web Name: Cherokee Museum | Museum of the Cherokee Indian NC

WebSite: http://www.cherokeemuseum.org

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11,000 BC - 8,000 BC Paleo period. People lived in the Southern Appalachians, hunting mastodons with spears and gathering plants for food. 5,000 BC Middle Archaic period. People living in the Southern Appalachians began experimenting with growing sunflowers, gourds, sumpweed, and other plants for food. 500 AD Late Woodland period. People carved effigy pipes.  They invented the bow and arrow and began using it along with the atlatl. 900 AD Mississippian period. People lived in towns with central mounds, grew large fields of corn.  They made artwork in a style shared across the Southeast. 1540 AD First contact of Cherokees and Europeans. De Soto expedition traveled through Cherokee territory. 1700 AD Cherokees begin trading with British and French, primarily deerskins for guns. 1756-1763 AD Cherokees fought as allies of the British in the Seven Years War, also known as the French and Indian War. 1762 Emissaries of Peace.  Henry Timberlake visited the Overhill Towns and three Cherokees visited London, met with King George III. 1763 Proclamation of 1763. King George III declared there would be no English settlement west of the Blue Ridge. 1776 Dragging Canoe and "Chickamauga Cherokees" fought for Cherokee land and independence 1776-1792.  Cherokees allied with British during American Revolution. 1819 Treaty of 1819 took Cherokee lands. It allowed Cherokees to move from tribal lands and claim 640 acres each as individuals, although only the state of North Carolina upheld their ownership. These individuals were given the right to apply to be citizens. 1821 Sequoyah, George Guess, presented his Cherokee Sylllabary to the Cherokee National Council.  They later awarded him a medal, in 1824. 1828 Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1828; he campaigned on a platform of Indian Removal. Gold was discovered near Dahlonega, Georgia, and a gold rush ensued.  The Cherokee Phoenix Tsalagi Tsulehisanvhi began publishing at New Echota, the first American Indian newspaper. 1830 The Indian Removal Act was passed by the United States Congress by a narrow margin. It was controversial and debated throughout the U.S. 1832 The United States Supreme Court decided in favor of the Cherokees in Worcester vs. Georgia, declaring them a sovereign nation.  This decision is the basis for the sovereignty of the Cherokees and other tribes today. 1835 The Treaty of New Echota was signed December 29, 1835 by a minority of Cherokees, at the Cherokee capitol of New Echota.  In 1839 Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot were assassinated for their participation. 1836 U.S. Congress ratified the Treaty of New Echota and gave the Cherokees two years to remove themselves.  The U.S. Army began construction stockades throughout the Cherokee Nation. 1838 Cherokee Removal began.  Cherokee people were herded into stockades, then forced to get on boats and to march overland.  Between May 1838 and March 1839 about 16,000 Cherokees were removed.  At least 4,000 died, and many were buried in unmarked graves. 1851 About 1,000 Cherokees were still living in the mountains of North Carolina.  Some owned their own land, some had evaded pursuit by hiding in the mountains, and some walked back from Oklahoma. 1868 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (in North Carolina) and the Cherokee Nation (in Oklahoma) were recognized by the federal government, along with all other tribes who had made treaties with the United States and original colonies. 1870 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' government met officially for the first time since Removal.  Their elected chiefs from 1870-1899 were: Salonitah (Flying Squirrel), Lloyd Welch, Nimrod Jarrett Smith, Stillwell Saunooke, and Andy Standingdeer. 1889 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was recognized as a corporation by the State of North Carolina, giving them legal standing in the state.  They owned land that they bought back through William Holland Thomas, who held it in his name 1839-1889. 1997 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians bought back Kituhwa Mound, one of the original mother towns, about seven miles from downtown Cherokee NC. Handicapped access: All exhibits, restrooms, Museum Store, and Education Wing are ADA accessible.  Service animals are permitted.  Handicapped parking available.Additional information: Parking is available at the Museum for cars and buses.  Many hotels, motels, and campgrounds are located nearby. Local restaurants, fast food, picnic areas, and fine dining are available in the town of Cherokee.  Pets are not allowed in the Museum except for service animals.The Museum is located in the Cultural District near the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Co-op, the Oconaluftee Indian Village Living History Museum, and the Mountainside Theater, home of the outdoor drama Unto These Hills. Museum of the Cherokee Indian Site by integritive web design :: Asheville, NC

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