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Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection Index

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Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 1

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The document opens Section 1: Early Treaties with a photo titled Seven Cherokees. The Cherokees are named Onaconoa, Categusta, Caulunna, Oukah Olah, Tathtowe, Clogoitta, and Ukwaneequa. This section Includes information on Treaties in regards to Cherokee land, Cherokee Cessions, Maps, and a letter from Nancy …

Physical locator: MS188-03-11: Title not supplied in source — Page 3.2

Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 2

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The document opens Section 2: Transitional Government with a photo titled Three Cherokees, 1762. The Cherokees are named Standing Turkey, Ostenaco and Mankiller. This section includes information about Cherokee Legal History, Early Laws of the Cherokees form 1808-1829, and Cherokee Chiefs.

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Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 3

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The document open Section 3: Voluntary Removal with a photo titled Springfrog, 1824. Springfrog to Tooan Tuh was War Chief during the battle of Claremor Mound in 1818. He was a signor for the first Cherokee formal law and went to Washington as a delegate. …

Physical locator: MS188-03-11: Title not supplied in source — Page 4.1

Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 4

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The document opens Section 4: Legal Characterization of Cherokee Nation with a photo titled John Ross, 1862. John Ross was principal Chief from 1828-1866. This section includes images of Irene, Freda, Francis, and Wilma Mankiller, excerpts from the trade and intercourse Act of 1790, Supreme …

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Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 5

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The document opens Section 5: State's Rights Over Cherokee Nation with a photo titled Chief Justice John Marshall, 1831. Justice Marshall helped in the court ruling Worcester v. Georgia to recognize the sovereignty of the Cherokee. This section includes information about Worcester v. Georgia, Trail …

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Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 6

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The document opens Section 6: Forced Removal with a photo titled Land Patent, 1838. The land patent was a gift from the United States after gathering 14 millions acres in Arkansas. This section includes information about the Trail of Tears, Cherokee Census of 1835, and …

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Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 7

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The document opens Section 7: Reconciliation with two photos of Sequoyah and George Lowrey. This section includes information on Trial of Tears, Act of Union of 1839, Cherokee Nation Constitution, Treaty of August 6, 1846, and Patent 1838.

Physical locator: MS188-03-11: Title not supplied in source — Page 9.2

Cherokee Nation: History Course: Section 8

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The document open Section 8: federal Erosion of Criminal Law Jurisdiction with a photo titled Cherokee National Prison, 1873. This section includes information on Cherokee Nation vs. West, and Supreme Court details.

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