Before European contact, the Cherokee had a practice of adopting and enslaving prisoners of war from other tribes.

The Cherokee Heritage Center is presenting “Under the Cherokee Moon in Indian Territory” for a four-week limited engagement at 7 p.m. each Saturday in September. The Cherokee Heritage Center is at ...

Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration, is displaying the Treaty with the Western Cherokee, 1828, in “Nation to ...

Indian flute music. His newest compact disc release, `Heartsong,` is available at the gallery. He is currently working on a new CD titled, `Good Medicine,` which will be released this fall. A ...

Crawford Goldsby was big, strong and a "bloodthirsty mad dog who killed for the love of killing." Before he was hanged at the age of 20, he was asked if he had any final words. "I came here to die; ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection contains 31 lantern slides and 1 poster that were used by Joseph C. Park for his lectures on Indians of North America. Park was ...