Daniel J. Tortora
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469621227
- eISBN:
- 9781469623382
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469621227.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This chapter details the rising tensions between the Indians and South Carolina, creating a widening rift within the Anglo-Cherokee alliance. Cherokees launched small-scale operations and threats in ...
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This chapter details the rising tensions between the Indians and South Carolina, creating a widening rift within the Anglo-Cherokee alliance. Cherokees launched small-scale operations and threats in order to fulfill Cherokee blood law—a move that Governor Lyttelton would decry as acts of murder rather than acts of honor. The Cherokees also pressured the British to mend the Anglo-Cherokee relationship, but British officials did not take into account Cherokee culture and circumstances. Rather than work to mend the broken relationship between Cherokees and colony, Lyttelton exacerbated Anglo-Cherokee tensions. The issue worsened with the possibility of slave revolt, as the British found themselves increasingly distracted by the Cherokee situation.Less
This chapter details the rising tensions between the Indians and South Carolina, creating a widening rift within the Anglo-Cherokee alliance. Cherokees launched small-scale operations and threats in order to fulfill Cherokee blood law—a move that Governor Lyttelton would decry as acts of murder rather than acts of honor. The Cherokees also pressured the British to mend the Anglo-Cherokee relationship, but British officials did not take into account Cherokee culture and circumstances. Rather than work to mend the broken relationship between Cherokees and colony, Lyttelton exacerbated Anglo-Cherokee tensions. The issue worsened with the possibility of slave revolt, as the British found themselves increasingly distracted by the Cherokee situation.
Gregory D. Smithers
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780300169607
- eISBN:
- 9780300216585
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300169607.003.0009
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Native American Studies
This book has explored the origins of the Cherokee diaspora and the reasons for the Cherokee people’s movement, migration, and relocation after World War II. Among these reasons were the impact of ...
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This book has explored the origins of the Cherokee diaspora and the reasons for the Cherokee people’s movement, migration, and relocation after World War II. Among these reasons were the impact of the federal government’s termination and relocation program. Through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, government officials tried to complete the work of assimilation by relocating Native Americans to urban centers and integrating them into the labor force. They also sought to liquidate tribal assets. Some Cherokees worked within the American political system to change the relationship between the Cherokee people and the U.S. government. In 1971, the Cherokee Nation achieved sovereignty and self-government. Political success, cultural revitalization, and language immersion programs resulted in increased visibility for Cherokees and Cherokee culture, with significant implications for Cherokee identity. This epilogue discusses the challenges faced by Cherokees in the twentieth century, including political controversies over questions of identity and tribal membership.Less
This book has explored the origins of the Cherokee diaspora and the reasons for the Cherokee people’s movement, migration, and relocation after World War II. Among these reasons were the impact of the federal government’s termination and relocation program. Through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, government officials tried to complete the work of assimilation by relocating Native Americans to urban centers and integrating them into the labor force. They also sought to liquidate tribal assets. Some Cherokees worked within the American political system to change the relationship between the Cherokee people and the U.S. government. In 1971, the Cherokee Nation achieved sovereignty and self-government. Political success, cultural revitalization, and language immersion programs resulted in increased visibility for Cherokees and Cherokee culture, with significant implications for Cherokee identity. This epilogue discusses the challenges faced by Cherokees in the twentieth century, including political controversies over questions of identity and tribal membership.
