My Grandmother is Cherokee, at 78 years old she still tell stories of our Ancestors. I take great pride I all Documents and Info about my Heritage. We're here in South Atlanta 45 mins away from Cherokee County, GA.

I'm a navajo and I love that you are teaching different native American tribes, keep up the good work.

My Dad's side of the Family had Cherokee and Mom's Seneca. We were all very proud of that, and in fact I also list Native American on certain Records and such, as part of my Heritage. I have since I purchased my first Rifle. I am proud of all my Heritage's. I have no apologies, I have no regrets. Thank you for sharing more of my History, I did not know.

I'm Cherokee and Black and to hear that both groups were united during the civil rights movement makes me even more proud to be of both heritages.

My Cherokee family became Old Settlers in Oklahoma prior to the forced removal. We still grow traditional maize, beans, squash, tomatoes, peppers, and forage. My grandparents were able to keep farming in spite of the Dust Bowl era because they took care of the land.

Interesting. I thought the Navajo were the only code talkers. Glad I checked this video out. No matter how far you dig the history of the tribes just gets more fascinating

Finding out that my family is part Cherokee makes me proud and yet sad about what they had to go through, when my great grandma passed away they had Native Americans do a tribute for her and I was so young I didn’t understand what was happening but I appreciated it

My maternal grandmother's day was full Cherokee, her mother was half Cherokee and Irish. My great grandmother was raised in the Cherokee community as her husband traveled for work throughout the country. For a few weeks each year he returned to her and provided whatever money's and traded goods he amassed during his time away from her. I believe my heart grandmother was 14 when she was introduced to my great grandpa. They married and had 17 children, but 3 died shortly after birth as three of those pregnancies were twins. My grandmother was one of those sets of twins. Her twin brother died about a month after they were born. They lived in Harrah Oklahoma, my great grampa worked felling trees for a living. He was killed by a tree when it fell on him. My grandma was six. The stories grandma shared throughout my life were fascinating. She was born in 1917 and she had many stories from her mom and grandma that were incredible. I used to tell her to write a book with all those wonderful, and tragic stories she told. Grandma was not treated well in school. They weren't allowed to play with most of the children as their parents didn't like native American peoples. Harrah Oklahoma was kind of evolved for the times, but there was still much racism geared towards my great gram and her 14 children. All of them except one here up to do great things, were educated, well rounded and emotionally stable. It was my uncle Therell who has issues as he was bullied harshly. Being the youngest of all the kids it hit him harder than the others. In 1934 my grandmother married, and in '36 my mom was born, 1938 my uncle was born. They divorced in 1943, and grandma married my step grampa in 1946. His family was not keen on my grandma being Cherokee and treated her so nasty and rudely. My grandpa said up for grandma and told them all, at a family gathering, that is anybody had a problem with his wife they would just be cut out of his life and if they couldn't test her with kindness and respect to let him know right then so he could take his PREGNANT wife and leave as she didn't deserve such ugliness in her life. They all calmed down and actually tried to get to know grams instead of presuming things about her. Most of them became the biggest fans of gram. Her and grandpa went on to have two more daughters after my aunt was born in 1947. I, (born in 1960), personally witnessed her take care of several of them as they aged and became sick. She never talked about them and the horrible way they treated her early her marriage. It was my grandpa who told me how these people she was taking loving care of while they were dying, treated her. I marveled at grandma's giving heart and ability to turn the other cheek and forgive the meanness they extended to her. I asked her once how she could be so kind to them after they treated her like shit just because she was Cherokee. She told me to never forget what she was about to say, and I didn't... Grandma said, "no matter what happened to you in your life, no matter how badly people may treat you, it is important to realize that you cannot control what anybody around you does to you. And always remember they are also God's children and because we are all human we often make mistakes. It's what happens when the mistakes people make come to light, how they redeem themselves that's the key to whether you accept them in your life or cut them out. But over all things remember to forgive even before you're asked to. That is what you have to do for your own sanity and we'll bring in your heart". This is just a small nugget of what she who my grandma was. She was so many things. Very intelligent, giving, loyal, true, trustworthy, honest and ethical. I've never met anyone like her since. One of those one of a kind treasures we are gifted with, and my gift was huge as I had her ask my childhood teen years well into adulthood. She lived long enough to meet my daughter, a joy she smiled ear to ear over, as she did with each of her grand children and great grandchildren. I'm proud of my heritage, and grandma told me to never forget my heavy lineage of Cherokee. I could go on and on about what she taught me through my life, but you get the gist. I do want to add; is it just me, or is it kind of rare to find those of Cherokee lineage these days? I mean strong blood lines like mine through my grandma? Isn't it aggravating that native Americans are not often spoke of when it come to regrets white people have for how they treated other races throughout the eons? You always hear about other races being oppressed and maltreated, but you rarely hear about the horrid way all native Americans were treated and still likely are? Humans can be ugly. I'm glad I was raised to know better that nobody is more important than any other.

Cherokee citizen from Tahlequah Ok here and I approve of this general informative content 👍🏼

Their contributions to the world wars is seriously underrated.

Sequoia was better known as George Gist. He was the son of Nathaniel Gist, an English planter, and a Cherokee woman. His father taught him to read and write at a young age. He knew that a written language would help to solidify the Cherokee people. Fewer than 5% of Cherokee learned to read and write. My Cherokee ancestor and English ancestor met and married in Surry County North Carolina in 1800. They moved to Cloud County Kansas where they farmed and raised a large family. By any measure they were a very successful family.

My great grandmother whom died before I was born was full blooded Cherokee. I’m proud to be part Cherokee and would love to be able to make this part of my heritage part of my life. Perhaps some kind of volunteer work or something to help the Cherokee. The native Americans were treated so badly and never given a proper chance. ❤

Very informative, I grew up in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma in the 1960's and now live in the Choctaw Nation now. Oklahoma is Proud of the Tribes. Osiyo!

Fascinating, complex history that ought to be better and more widely known.

My ( Maternal) Grandfather was Cherokee. He was my parental figure. My hero. War Veteran. Hard working man. A big man with a big heart. I miss him everyday. But I think, maybe, he is still with me. He passed 10 years ago May 11th. He was larger than life. 🙏🦅

My great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee. I appreciate all information I can get as her and my grandmother were both long gone back to nature before I was ever born.

My Cheokee ancestor fought under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and was a veteran killed in the battle of Horseshoe bend. His widow lived on Dukes Creek in Georgia where gold was found. Her land at Chunanee Falls was stolen away from her and she was forced westward, her son brought her back east and settled in Tennessee. The widow of a Cherokee American veteran, that was ultimately displaced by the man her husband died fighting under...

God bless the Cherokee people. They've been through hell, yet they still survive and bless others with their many gifts and wisdom.

I'm part Cherokee and proud of it and love it every day and forever 💝💝💝💝🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺💗💗💗💗

This was very helpful. I am part Cherokee and have been trying to learn more about my heritage. My great great grandmother was stolen from her tribe and married to my great great grandfather and we don’t know much about any of the culture other than what we learn in school (basically nothing) and the fact she was stolen.

I’m part Cherokee and part of the Cherokee nation I’ve honestly not done too much digging into the history although I do know quite a bit I lived in Arkansas right next to the nation. Right by the trail of tears it was heavily taught in school and we had a lot of field trips. And amazing tribe with amazing history too many nations forgotten to history unless you dig deep thank god for KZfaq.

Very informative and interesting. Too bad US citizens don’t know most of this information. I’m 58 and nearly all of this was new information to me.

My Grandfather was 1/4 Eastern Cherokee. He told me that he and his Mother went to OK by train to visit relatives. He contracted malaria in OK. His son, my Uncle, fought against the Japanese in the Pacific during WW2. He also contracted malaria and other tropical diseases in the Pacific. I have visited Cherokee, NC several times and bought Cherokee basketry and a flat bow. I was fortunate to work for the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian, in Washington, DC from 2000-2004.

My grandmother was born and raised on a reservation in Oklahoma.

My grandfather used to tell me stories of how, during the Great Depression, he and his siblings had to live on the reservation with his grandmother. Though I have never never seen myself as Native, I love to know the history of my ancestors, the Cherokee, the Seminole and the Wyandotte. I certainly loved this presentation. Not to get Political: Did anyone know that the mascot of the donkey was created by critics of Jackson, who was open in his hatred toward Natives? It was said that "Jackson is a jack@**" especially after the trail of tears.

I'm cherokee from the eastern band of cherokees from NC. An this is pretty much right on. We call ourselves A-ni yv-wi-yv meaning the principle people. Me an my family are from the deer clan

My great great grandmother was the child of an Indian Chief and one of his slaves. I was able to find her on the Wallace roll of Cherokee Freedman. The ancient traditions run deep in my family and we knew the stories and superstitions and knew of our lineage but really we take it for granted.

I'm Cherokee on my Dad's side. My 4th grandfather was full-blooded Cherokee. His name was Conkey, later known as John Gilmore. I'm very proud of my native heritage The Cherokee have come a very long .

I .am half. Cherokee. From my dad. Of. The family. .proud to be. Cherokee Indian. ♥️🌹🇺🇸

I'm half Cherokee, and very proud to know more about my lineage.

i’m very proud of my heritage. we have very strong roots and culture. it’s beautiful

I’m so glade to hear you all here

My great, great grandmother on Moms side, was full blood Cherokee from Oklahoma. My grandfather definitely looked Cherokee..proud of my Native American heritage!

I'm Cherokee, grew up in Clinton Arkansas. The trail of tears ran right through my uncle's front yard. He used to own the old post office right there by the little red in the valley. We found a lot of old silver utensils and old crates of dynamite while caving during my summers. I used to try and teach people about my heritage but would always get told I wasn't native because I had facial hair. It's weird how people don't know that mountain people will grow hair moreso than plainsfolk.

Thank you for the informational video. I am of Cherokee descent, with my great grandma being 100% Cherokee. As the pictures flashed, I was reminded of her, she loved smoking her pipe, chewing on tobacco and always had a can of snuff on hand and wore her hair in pigtails with the tails hanging in front. As I traced my family via the first US Census records, they all first appeared in Edgecombe NC which was a populous town during the period. An an ancestor Holly Cherry appeared in the first US Census at the age of 72. Given that census was 1902 she was born in 1830, which I’m sure she and her Family were entangled in the Trail of Tears and was amongst those who hide in the Smokey Mountains. Very interesting video and thanks again 🙏🏽

My fathers mother was half Cherokee it’s all I know about either side of my family so it always intrigued me to know these ancestors. I know I’m black but I just really wanna know my history and where I come from. It’s nothing worst than living life not really knowing who you are😔

Very interesting, learned plenty from this, and I've already had a long standing interest in the Cherokee.

Thank you for posting this. I wish more information about our Native Americans were taught to us. They deserve our respect, and I, for one, would love to know their histories.

My uncle Smawley, the developer of the Jump Shot, got his teaching degree from Appalachian State Teacher's College after WW II and his first assignment was the Indian School in Cherokee, North Carolina. I remember Mama and I going to visit and he took me to a Cherokee Chieftain's farm where I first saw the process of growing and harvesting cotton.

My 5th grade teacher was a Cherokee. Other than her ethnicity she didn't share much about her history and culture, unfortunately. U.S. history of the 50 states was on our 5th grade curriculum and that is what we stuck to. I did take North American Indian history in high school as a participant in the honors history program. This is a great supplement to what I learned back then.

My family avoided the Trail of Tears and hid in the Kentucky & Tenessee mountains.

Interesting history, thanks for sharing. Ross's Landing is in TN, not GA as was stated here. Ross's Landing became known as Chattanooga and is present day Chattanooga, TN. Adjacent Rossville, GA is named after John Ross.

My ancestors are from Tennessee; but it's awesome to learn about all the other tribes and their ways of life. I just learned about the Catalina Tribe; off California (Catalina Island) there are some amazing Native movies on KZfaq (Smoke Signals) & (Turquoise Rose) are some I've watched this week❤

Oklahoma nation member here, very nice to see this!

I’m half Cherokee and half Irish, to know more about my people and my past is very helpful to help any questions I may have. Thank you 🥰

What a raw and truthfully brilliant video. No hint of bias or malice. I love that! You sir have a new subscriber!

My Great grandma was full Cherokee. My Grandfather taught me grounding and the importances of grounding with the Mother Earth.

My great grandmother's were Cherokee. I know foods to eat medical plants. I can build a small shelter to live in. My mother's grandfather was also Choctaw. I have heard this story on a different way.

The Cherokee Nation ( a troubled history ) by Dwayne H King Very informative book.

I played the Iroquois Nation in lacrosse when I was younger. It was pretty awesome. They spoke their native language while we played. They’re amazing lacrosse players and tough as nails.

My Great Grandfather Was Chief Papa Walker Cherokee Tribe...TideWater Virginia...My Mother told me stories about her visiting her Cousins in Virginia..Around that Time Papa Walker moved alot of my Family to D.C...R.i.p Papa Walker...

All I ever found out was that my grandmas name was High Pockets and our living relatives ended up in Oklahoma. I always wondered if we had a clan name or not. 💕 glad the ancestors are sharing

I'm only 32nd Cherokee and while I appreciate our contribution to WW2, It was the NAVAJOs who were the CODE TALKERS

My Cherokee ancestors my great grandma Betty down to my father migrated from El Paso Texas to Florida

I just want tot say that I love this video. I love learning. I am impressed of how enduring, how patient and strong the Cherokees are. How all indigenous peoples are truly strong. They are one of the many pillars of America.

Endeavor to persevere they truly have come a long way, I really wish they would have taught us this in school I never knew that the Cherokee fought in the civil war and they were among the last to surrender you've learned something new everyday.

LOVE THIS! I am so glad that I found this channel. My ancestors were brought to Creek and Cherokee territory and I've been interested in learning more about the people in these areas since I was a kid.

An excellent video - concise and informative. Thank you!

My 5th Great Grandfathers name was Tame Doe his Daughter was Rose Fivekiller Ward and her daughter was Cherokee Indian Princess Kezia Bevin Ward

A great history lesson!! Too bad many Americans haven’t been exposed to this important information!!

I've always been proud of our families Cherokee lineage beginning with Cassandra, my Great grandmother was a full blood Cherokee Nation, Native American Indian and our families military service, beginning with my Father as a WWII Army Aircorps Glider Pilot, my Vietnam Era Army service and now my Son's Naval Career. It was a surprise to learn that the Navajo Codetalkers were not the first (Cherokee WWI were) let alone the only Indians serving in the military, supporting encrypted communictions.

I’m of Carib, southern Asian and African descent. Always intrigued by the history of the natives of North America. I’m learning so much.

Definitely glad to find this channel, seems to be solid non agenda pushing information which I really appreciate

Thank you for this informative documentary. I am the last generation to claim Cherokee heritage on my father's side of my family. I'm proud of my Cherokee heritage and my ancestors are of the Eastern Band, North Carolina. 💙💚💙

Some had slaves, some didn't. Some fought for the Union, against their own kin fighting for the confederacy. Very complex history. Wado

Thank you so much now i understand everything for my project and will get a good grade👍

I love history that's purely factual, and not pushing a narrative. Thank you

I'm going to be 67 in August and even though my dad did research on our family history... I didn't know about all of this... I am grateful that you posted this information...💜💙💛

I really appreciate your videos. They're excellent. I'm so glad I found this channel.

Enjoyed learning about the Cherokee. Thank you.

💚💜💙 Thank you for this important, historical information.

Always been passionate about Native Americans and their struggle. Glad i've found this channel.

My great grandfather was (from what I've heard from my father's side of the family) half Cherokee. That means I am probably less than 1/16th Cherokee, but I have had so many people say that I have "Native American features." My own father says that the Cherokee shows in me in particular. One customer at my job said to me "who let you off the reservation?" (As you can imagine, that boiled my blood. My cousins should NOT have to live there). When I was in high school, we went over the whole "Andrew Jackson was great for our country" lesson, and I actually spoke out, saying that he was really no different than Hitler. My teacher was puzzled as to why I would say that in front of the whole class, then looked at me closely, and said "Ohhhhh you're Native American." I said "Cherokee." I would love so badly to learn the Cherokee language, and become a part of Cherokee Nation. But...I think I'm not Cherokee enough. Still! My heart goes out to the tribe of my ancestors. And FUCK Andrew Jackson. I'm a live and let live person, but...I hope he's rotting in Hell.

Very informative! These stories need to taught in public schools. I Love and respect the Native Americans.

Thank you for this very informative video!

I've always been really Proud of being half Cherokee. Thank you for this info of my Cherokee heritage

Thank you for this interesting history! My father side of the family is Cherokee Indian. In fact, many of my relatives are buried on the reservation. I have always wanted to learn the Cherokee language but could never find an audiobook to do so. Thank you again!

I have no Cherokee blood in me but I do have Chippewa of Northern Michigan so I find it fascinating and enlightening to learn about native Americans and their culture and history we have a debt in this country that yet goes unpaid to native Americans for the atrocities committed by our ancestors who traveled to this land and stole it from them

A dna test says I am around 1/4 indigenous and my 4th great grandmother survived the trail of tears. My great grandmother told me the family hid out in the Appalachian Mountains because they were afraid of the government. The whole family still lives in the Appalachian Mountains and I am doing my best to teach myself about the culture so I can pass it on to my children.

Amazing Video! I am lucky to have found this channel and just subscribed! I am a huge lover of Native American history myself!

While in the Army I served in 1965 -1966 with a Cherokee from North Carolina whose family had never left their homeland , we nicknamed him Chief of course and he was a very quiet man who preferred to keep his own counsel . I asked him once if he had ill feelings towards white folks and he just looked at me like I had to be kidding . Kinda left him alone after that .

This is great work thank you 🙏

My great grandmother was Cherokee Indian and her mothers Mother was on the trail of tears Amen this is just a fact that I am pleased to find out about my Historical line of my Family Amen!

As someone with Cherokee blood. I can’t wait to watch this tonight. I’ve been really wanting to find out more about my Cherokee ancestors for a while now. Hopefully this will lead me to other findings. 🤞🏻

Such interesting content. I love how the culture treated women as leaders and advisors in the tribe.

Im 25% Cherokee on my father's side of the family, and I've always thanked people for spreading around my Cherokee heritage. Thank you to this KZfaqr who is making people more aware of my heritage. It's much appreciated.

I am part Cherokee and part black I visited the reservation a lot I love the way the wind blow on my face and it was a long time because once you left the tribe it was hard to come back into the tribe but one day they came and gave my dad a reservation card we could visit I wanted to stay there I hated to move off the reservation after my dad died

Great video, thanks! I have two full Cherokee great-great grandparents on father's and mother side. Ashe from Halifax, NC and Singlesite? that were in the Maine/Masschusett area. The later era they settled out west near the border. Great Grandma (Mama) raised most of us kids on farming in the big backyard with pear tree, cherry tree, and long lines of fresh greens etc. Fond memories of Mama carefully tending her roses near the porch trellis, only thing was better not touch!

Great information. I grew up with the Siletz Indians near Toledo Oregon. Played sports and went to school with them 1962-82. Good friends to this day.

Thank you for making this video. You have filled in a lot of gaps. My grandmother had told me that women were in charge and owned everything. You have confirmed it.

I just love how the video says Cherokee but the thumbnail is that of the Illinois in Cahokia

great video, I learned so much!

My 2x grandmother is Cherokee ❤❤❤❤

This is so crazy!! My Grandmother always said she had "Cherokee" blood which I thought was strange since she was a native of New York State and CT and the Cherokee are a southern tribe. I had a theory at some point the "Cherokee" had split from the Iroquois and your video confirmed my theory! Wow!

Thank you for sharing.

A Cherokee woman married into my mothers side back in the early eighteen hundreds. Her genes have showed up in some of my family members with olive toned skin.

Great video. I am an "amateur" historian and live in White County, Georgia. This is where Sequoya lived when he came up with the alphabet. Also the location of the first gold discovery in America. 1828. Which is mentioned in this video. We also have the former town of Gauxule which was a large Cherokee town and still has a big mound with a gazebo on it. That valley is also one of the locations of a starting point for the Trail Of Tears from Georgia.

I love to watch these histories or books on the subject . My great - grandmother was Creek and married my Scot- Irish great - grandfather .

I'm doing my geneology now and am finding Cherokee influence. I'm still in the 19th century, but I'm finding panthers, taylors, McDonalds and Bigby families in the Cherokee north Carolina areas. I'm still searching for the original Cherokee. I've found Felix Panther from okreet? Who was 1/2 Cherokee. His wife was Catherine Taylor, daughter of David Taylor. Very interesting information. The McDonald's are originally from Scotland, so I'm trying to find where the families merged.

Hello to my people. God Bless you all. I would like to visit.