You probably know about the Trail of Tears: the forced removal of indigenous people from their homelands in the southeast to land the US government designated as “Indian Country”. But have you heard the story of the Cherokee people who refused to leave?
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been living in their place for over 10,000 years. Join us in the Qualla Boundary as we learn about the Eastern Band’s history, culture, and tribal government.
Credits
Places is written, edited, produced, and hosted by Mia Sullivan.
Additional editing by Christina Sullivan and Nick Baciu.
Special thanks to Blair Sullivan.
Music for this episode composed by Matthew Tooni, of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions: Bellwhether | Flatlands 4th | Fermin Canyon | Arizona Moon
Our theme song is by Brent Curriden.
Our show art is by Christine Hostetler and Michelle Anderson.
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Proclamation Line of 1763. mountvernon.org.
The Taking of Indian Lands: Perspectives of Native Americans and European Americans, 1707-1765. National Humanities Center.
Sequoyah and the Creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. National Geographic.
Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents in American History. Library of Congress.
Hicks, Brian. (2011). The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson. Smithsonian Magazine.
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