Sources

Martin, Ken. "Cherokee." Cherokee History. 26 Feb. 1996. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. < [] >. This website is an information center for Cherokee data. It has info of Villages, Sub-Tribes, Culture and Population in the Cherokee Res. It is also a source for past history concerning the Cherokee People. The History that it contains goes back to the first European encounter with Cherokees in 1540. The latest info it contains is history during the Revolutionary War.

"Cherokee History." Important Dates in Cherokee History. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. < [] >. This is a website containing a relatively detailed timeline. The information concerning Cherokees differs from 1540 to 1995. Each date contains a line or two of data. The dates are usually a within a few year of each other. It gives a broad source for Cherokee History starting with the Desoto expedition where the Cherokees were first introduced to Europeans.

"Museum of the Cherokee Indian." The Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. < [] >. This is the website for the Museum of the Cherokee people. it contains information about the history and culture of the cherokee so it was a good source for us. probably the most useful part of this website was the timeline wich went much farther into the past than the other one.

Golden Ink. "The Trail of Tears - Cherokee Indians Forcibly Removed from North Georgia." About North Georgia. 2006. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. < [] >. this article talks about the trail of tears where many Cherokee were moved from Georgia to northern states such as Oklahoma. nearly 4000 cherokee died in this tragic incident. this also was the event that separated the Cherokee into two different groups the east and west band.

"Cherokee NC Sequoyah: The Founder of Cherokee Written Language." //Cherokee NC Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina//. Web. 06 Oct. 2010. .

"Cherokee NC Cherokee History: The Native American Mississippian Culture." //Cherokee NC Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina//. Web. 06 Oct. 2010. .

"Cherokee NC Cherokee History and Lore: The Seven Clans." //Cherokee NC Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina//. Web. 06 Oct. 2010. .

"Cherokee NC Cherokee History: Trail of Tears as Told by the Cherokees." //Cherokee NC Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina//. Web. 06 Oct. 2010. . After arguing for years the U.S government made a deal that the Cherokee natives would be paid $5 million for their lands. general Winfield Scott was put in charge of moving the Cherokee into stockades that had been built all over their territory. About 17,000 Cherokee were put into these stockades. at the same time 4,000 Cherokee began the long trek, a observer said that at nearly every stop someone was buried. in total nearly 4,000 Cherokee died in this tragic event in their history

"Cherokee NC Cherokee History: Tsali and a Courageous Sacrifice." //Cherokee NC Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina//. Web. 06 Oct. 2010. . This article is about Tsali and how he (voluntarily) sacrificed himself so that some of the Cherokee people could stay in their native area. After being collected to be moved Tsali told his family members that in the next turn he would fall and say his ankle hurt, and when the soldiers stopped his family was to jump on them and steal their guns. After doing this Tsali and his family escaped into the Smokey Mountains. After failing to find them general Scott sent a emissary to tell Tsali that if he surrendered he would not hunt down the other Cherokee, Tsali obeyed and that is how the East band of Cherokee was formed.

Anderson, William L. "Modern-Day Cherokee Life and Culture | NCpedia." NCpedia Home Page | NCpedia. 01 Jan. 2006. Web. 05 Oct. 2010. < [] >.