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CHEROKEE NATION
By Bill Grimes Jr.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
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Treaty of deceit.......

CHEROKEE NATION

Creek campfire legend

Speaks of the fierce �Chelokee�

�People of a different speech�

The noble Cherokee

Southern Appalachia

Tranquil home

Before the white mans oppression

Vastly powerful tribe

Peaceful co-existence

European expeditions

Organized elimination

Besieged their mountain habitat

Red Chiefs War Dance

Fought �civilized privileged treatment�

Priests became warriors

Then hunters for a profit

Shaky British alliance

Inter-nation treachery

1721

Treaty of deceit

Regulated trade

Smallpox devastation

Virginia massacre

No cover for their dead

Bitter �Trail of Tears�

At the hand of frontier militias

Forced indignant retreat

Decimated homeland

�Dawes Commission�, 1885

Ill informed attempt at civility

Oklahoma�s arrival

Tragic chain of events

Once proud Cherokee Nation

Swindled

Victims of Caucasian larceny

http://www.tolatsga.org/Cherokee2.html

� Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

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Reviewed by Irina Karstein 3/31/2007

I really enjoyed reading this. It could actually be a prose poem too. When I was driving through Oregon I met a woman who told me that her ancestors were a part of the Trail of Tears; there was something sad and yet moving about it.

Reviewed by Joyce Bowling 2/3/2007

Nice tribute for I have Cherokee blood running deep within my veins...I am proud of my heritage and feel a close connection with my ancestors. Enjoyed!
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling

Reviewed by H Cruz 2/3/2007

Nice tribute Bill, My grandmother would have appreciated it!

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