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"In the Beginning" by Fred Olds. From postcard from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum.

June 22, 1839: A bloody day in the Cherokee Nation

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-05: Oklahoma · Page 3.7
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Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-05: Oklahoma
Page 3.7
Material type
Newspaper Clipping (Newspaper / Clipping)
Date
2014-07-01
Description
Three Cherokee men Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot signed a treaty in 1835 calling for the tribes removal to Indian Territory and due to "blood law" they were assasinated by a small band of Cherokee Indians. They were sentenced to blood law because they disposed lands belonging to the Cherokee Nation. The news article then does a brief biography on Major Ridge and John Ridge.
Author or creator
Jami Murphy, Tesina Jackson, and Will Chavez

For collection-level context and related materials, view the complete MS-188 finding aid in ArchivesSpace.