Editor's note: Dr. James Livingood, distinguished UTC professor of history, discussed the evolution of Cherokee ways in his "Chattanooga: Illustrated History." Below are excerpts: "Most Cherokee lived ...

Cherokee Nation today -- Cherokee culture -- The trail of tears: a brief history -- Cherokee Nation at a glance -- Brief history of treaties -- Significant dates -- Economic impact FY92 -- Cherokee ...

The Cherokee Nation has reclaimed part of its history all thanks to man with a famous ancestor. John Ross has rediscovered the Cherokee symbols for numbers originally developed by Sequoyah in the ...

For 2-1/2 years, Rogers has been combing the Mexican countryside near the Texas border in search of the grave of Sequoyah, who is best known for creating the Cherokee alphabet. Although he never ...

Consists of notebook of songs and formulas in the Cherokee syllabary with transliteration and translation. Also contains a partial list of specimens collected in Tennessee and on "Reservation" for the ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. – Kevin Tafoya grew up hearing Cherokee all around him – his mother, a grandmother and grandfather, aunts and an uncle all spoke the language that now is teetering on the edge of ...

LOST CITY, Okla. — The kindergarten teacher speaks to her class in Cherokee, telling the children to pull out their mats for nap time. Using their Cherokee names, she instructs ‘‘Yo-na,'' or Bear, to ...