THE PRINCIPLE PEOPLE

The Principle People

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “the principle people” in a holistic context. The Principle People are also called the Cherokee nation. The main focus of the research is on “the principle people” and the paper focuses on the “history of the Cherokee nation”. The research also analyzes many aspects representing “the culture and heritage of the nation” and tries to gauge it with the “contemporary perspective of the Cherokee decedents”. The research describes various the impact of “the trial of tears” on the nation; in addition, the study explores “principles followed by the nation” and their involvement in several “resistance movements aimed at their forced migration”.

Table of Contents

The Principle People4

Introduction4

History and Traditions of the Principle People5

The Trial of Tears7

The Principles Followed by the Cherokee Nations9

The Resistance Movements10

Contemporary Traditions of the Cherokee Nation13

Conclusion14

References16

The Principle People

Introduction

The principle people (Cherokees Nation) are the native residents of North America who lived in eastern and Southern-east of the United States before being forced to move to the board of Ozark. They were part of the organization known as the “Five Civilized Tribes”. According to the anthropologists, currently, there are between 5 and 7 million people that are the descendants of Cherokees. The Cherokees were forcibly displaced from their ancestral lands (northern Georgia and the Carolina) to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma, primarily because of the gold rush in the year 1830. The Cherokees are strictly against the same sex marriages; because, according to their culture, marriage is a joint between a male and a female. Hence, the homosexual marriages were never encouraged by the Cherokees. At the time of the War of Independence, the repeated violations of treaties by the white settlers pushed some Cherokees to leave the Cherokee Nation. In 1839, after the adjournment of a tribal assembly, many prominent signatories of the Treaty of New Echota were assassinated; including the Law of Blood, Major Ridge and John Ridge and Elias Boudinot.

The Cherokee are one of the Five Civilized Tribes who signed diverse treaties with the British at the time of colonization. In addition, this nation is recognized by the Confederate States of America. There were distinct clans representing the Cherokees. One of these clans in Western-north Carolina, comprise a unit of approximately 1100 men that fought for their rights; when they were forced to leave their land. Before the Civil War, the Cherokees, like other Indian tribes of the southern United States were considered as the slaves. Nevertheless, they were released at the end of the war; but, most of them were deceased. According to the culture and tradition of the Cherokees, each clan has its leader; in addition, the clans of the Cherokees do not prefer an external leader. The Cherokees believe that the external leader is not one of them; hence, he would not be able to understand their choices and the preferences. However, the Cherokees Oklahoma lost the right to elect their leader in 1907; when Oklahoma became a ...