"[The original of this index is found in the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. on National Archives Microfilm Publication T496 -Census roll, 1835, of the Cherokee Indians east of the Mississippi with index. The index in this book] is a copy of that index except that we have rearranged it in strict alphabetical order."--Pref.

"Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. With World War II raging in Europe, the inn is the temporary home of Axis diplomats and their families, who are being held as prisoners...

"A spare, lyrical Native American coming of age story set in rural Oklahoma in the late 1980s. With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care with the Troutt family. Literally and figuratively scarred by his unstable upbringing, Sequoyah has spent years mostly keeping to himself, living with his emotions pressed deep below the surface--that is, until he meets the seventeen-year-old Rosemary, another...

This book is a Cherokee origin story that introduces young readers to Cherokee beliefs and values. Written in both Cherokee and English, it familiarizes readers with the Cherokee syllabary and language.

The purpose of this book is to present many of the phases of Cherokee Indian history.

Spring, 1875, in the Cherokee Nation West. A baby, a black hired hand, a bay horse, a gun, a gold stash, and a preacher have all gone missing. Cherokee America Singer, known as "Check, " is not amused: one of her sons is caught in a compromising position that results in murder; a neighbor disappears; another man is killed. Tensions mount and violence escalates as Check's mixed race family, friends, and neighbors come together to protect their community--...

This is a transcription of the census of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians taken by an agent representing the United States for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

This is a transcription of the census of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians taken by an agent representing the United States for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

This book introduces young readers to the Cherokee people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Cherokee are keeping their culture alive today. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Colorful photographs, a glossary, and an index are also included.