James, et al....I am not aware of anything in writing (from that time) that described the attitude of the Cherrokee regarding the Dawes. But I do know that the Creek....who were also involved, responded with "skepticism", about the Dawes, as well. The article, "Snakes and Scribes" sums up that skepticism. Also, there have been numerous writings about the people who didn't have native blood, who used the Dawes, as a way to get land fraudulently. These issues with the Dawes, as I am aware, have never been ajudicated, or rectified. This article is out of the NARA (National Archives).....and it is about the Snakes and Scribes, and other issues at the time. Very good read. Also, I have been to the Museum in Cherokee, NC, and the one in Tahlequah, OK....that depict the type of thing Oleta is talking about the removal....and the atrocities that the tribes suffered because of it. If you want to see them, the one in Cherokee, is the Eastern Cherokee, and the one in Tahlequah is at the Heritage Center, of the Western Nation. Here's the link for the article, etc., _http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/dawes-commission-1.html_ (http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/dawes-commission-1.html) Oh, and Oleta....yes I knew right away, that your name was a known name, with the Cherokee. Thank you so much for all you are willing to share. Your knowledge is precious, and we learn so much about how it felt to be Cherokee, in the times when it wasn't "safe" to be. Many of us don't know anyone who was alive, or had folks who were alive, who were affected by the genocide. It's hard to understand if you weren't direclty effected. Once again....your personal accounts of things mean very much to those who are just trying to understand their heritage. Also...I would like t direct folks to the Sequoyah Research Center, at the University of Arkansas, in Little Rock, They have an etensive digitized library of newspaper accounts of the Removal along the water route through AR, and also a map of the land routes as well. They also hold a symposium annually for all tribes, on various subjects. Seems to me it's in September or October?? But, if you visit their site, you can find this and all sorts of other information. _http://anpa.ualr.edu/_ (http://anpa.ualr.edu/) Wado, jes