Hey Joyce, Do you know where this happened? I'm just trying to piece together as much of the history as I can, and it's not like you here about any of this in school. - and to everyone - You know, when I was in high school, after we had spring break, I was in history class, and the teacher told us to open to such-n-such page. Well I accidently, opened a little bit before that in the book, and found that we were skipping over the chapter on NA history. I raised my hand and asked the teacher why we were doing this, and he said we just didn't have time for it. Of course they'd never skip over any other ethnic groups history in that book for fear of hearing about it later. Maybe NA leaders need to find a way to be more public about their outcries, because African Americans had to find ways to be blatant about the injustice done to them, and while it's not perfect, it has helped a lot. With the money made from casinos and such, maybe they should try to make the American public more aware of what is going on. I guarrantee you there are plenty of people who would be disgusted and would try to change things, if only they heard about it. Pay to get a cable channel going maybe, or something like that. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <bjreece@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com To: CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] MESSAGE FROM LEONARD PELTIER Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:52:57 -0500 Chief Tassel was making all attempts to hold back white infringement on Cherokee lands in 1788 (I boo-boo'ed when I wrote 1777). Sorry A party of whites had killed an old Cherokee woman and wounded two Indian Children without provocation then plundered a nearby Cherokee town. Chief Hanging Maw suspected treachery so arrested Brig. Gen Joseph Martin and the son of Nolichucky Jack (who were residing in Chota) under guard for 3 days. Later when some whites appeared and began firing on Chota all the Cherokee families fled the town taking down the white flag that had flown there for 3 years. Martin and young Sevier departed. Returning north Martin encountered Col Sevier and tried to dissuade him from carrying out his mission to destroy many Cherokee towns. The campaign by Sevier was, unfortunately, successful. An Indian by the name of Slim Tom was said to be a friend to a Kirk family. The family consisted of 13 members. All but 2 were killed, supposedly by Slim Tom. The father and a son. After asking for and receiving food, Slim Tom left to return with a party of friends. All of the Kirk family who were home were killed with their bodies left strewn about the yard. Maj. James Hubbard was under Sevier's command. John Kirk (the son) had joined Hubbard. There is much debate on whether or not Sevier had forehand knowledge of what was about to happen. Sevier was 'conveniently' out of pocket that day. Hubbard, Kirk and a party of soldiers entered Chilhowee at the home of Chief Abram...carrying a flag of truce. Kirk used an ax to kill seven Cherokee leaders....Tassel, his son, Fool Warrior, Longfellow, Old Abram, a brother to Hanging Maw. Hubbard and his men road away and never buried the bodies. Joyce Gaston Reece ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

If you get a current day map you will see the Little Tennessee River flowing from NC (heads up on Qualla Boundary) into east Tennessee. On this map you should see a dam on the river named Chilhowee. The village of Chilhowee stood very near that dam. Just down river from that was Citico then Chota. You can see an old map of the Grant Expedition of this area at www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2 I think it is behind the Records icon. I may have put it on the Polk site also www.rootsweb.com/~tnpolk2 Check out the biographies while you are there. Anytime you have questions concerning the geographical subject of the eastern Cherokee I can, probably, help. I've lived right 'amongst' them all my life. Joyce Gaston Reece