PDF-(BOOK)-Cherokee Women in Charge: Female Power and Leadership in American Indian Nations

Cherokee women wielded significant individual and political power and history demonstrates that indigenous women frequently bore the greater workload both inside and outside the home During the French and Indian War Cherokee women resisted a chiefs authority owned family households were skilled artisans produced plentiful crops mastered trade negotiations and prepared chiefs feasts Cherokee culture was unfortunately lost when the Cherokee Nation began imitating the American form of governance to gain political favor and white colonists reduced indigenous womens power This book recounts a small portion of longstanding Cherokee traditions and their rich histories It aims to characterize Cherokee and indigenous women as independent and strong individuals through feminist and historical perspectives Readers will find that these women were far ahead of their time and held their own in many remarkable ways. 67 and Add1 61295 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The General Assembly Taking note of the recommendation of the Human Rights Coun cil contained in its resolution 12 of 29 June 2006 by which the Council adopted the text The Louisiana Purchase. Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France at the end of the French Revolution in 1799 and he set out to conquer the world. He wanted to restore the French Empire in North America and persuaded Spain to give up Louisiana Spain to give up Louisiana. President Thomas Jefferson was alarmed to learn that France would control New Orleans. After a failed attempt to gain control of the Mississippi because of a yellow fever epidemic, Napoleon agreed to sell the territory and New Orleans for $15 million. The United States bought some 600 million acres for about 4 cents an acre. Congress first created two territories – Oklahoma was part of the District of Louisiana. . As the population grew, the colonists pushed farther west into the territories occupied by the American Indians.. Inevitably. , this movement led to clashes over land.. How did the Proclamation of 1763 attempt to solve this problem? Was it successful?. Savannah. Augusta. Louisville. Who would have benefited MOST from Georgia’s . headright. . system?. Poor white settlers. In the mid-1800’s, what was Georgia’s main railroad company.. Western and Atlantic Railroad. The presence of Native . Americans represented a challenge or impediment to westward expansion. .. To the growing white majority of the Western frontier, the presence of any Indians at all, “civilized” or not, was unacceptable.. Is Jackson’s place in history tarnished by his Indian policy?. Do now: . How would you respond if you were told that you and your family needed to move to Wyoming tomorrow?. Jackson’s Indian Policy. Savannah. Augusta. Louisville. Who would have benefited MOST from Georgia’s . headright. . system?. Poor white settlers. In the mid-1800’s, what was Georgia’s main railroad company.. Western and Atlantic Railroad. Background. Near the end of the 18. th. century, Georgia was home to European settlers, as well as Cherokee and Creek Indians. . Many . settlers became rich growing cotton on plantations. . The . settlers viewed the Native Americans in Georgia as a barrier to further exploitation of the region’s land. . th. century. . As long as grass grows or water runs. Relations and Treaties in . R. evolution . E. ra. The . Northwest Ordinance . Passed . by the Continental . Congress. “. T. he . utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their . Black Hawk War. 1827 - US govt says all Native Americans must leave Illinois. Chief Black Hawk of the Sauk refuses, saying no one can own land. US settlers moved into village when they were away hunting. Dallas, Texas USA. April 13-14, 2013. Hyatt Regency. 501c6 “Non-Profit”. > 116,000 members. 200 chapters worldwide. 82 countries. 6 continents. Host 100 chapter www. North American Leadership Conference. A constitutional amendment set up separate electoral votes for president and vice-president.. Hamilton's economic program was dismantled.. John Adams joined the Republican Party.. The Federalist Party gained power.. Great Awakening. . The Great Awakening. In 1734-1735, . Jonathan Edwards. , a Congregationalist minister from western Massachusetts, began rekindling the American spirit of piety.. It is no mystery why it occurred on the extremities of the colony first. A Baptist clergyman had once called frontiersmen, “A Gang of frantic lunatics broke out of Bedlam.” Edwards stirred his audience with explicit descriptions of the torment of hell-fire and damnation. In 1737, Edwards published his account of the event, . While . the Creek traded with both the French and the English, the Cherokee were exclusively loyal to the English; this loyalty caused much conflict between themselves and the Creek. . During . the Revolution, the Cherokee continued to support the British and fought the Americans even after the war officially ended. .