American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 187-201
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An investigation into the successful implementation of a Cherokee Female Seminary, modeled after seminaries in Massachusetts. The Cherokee Nation embracing a non-Indigenous education with fewer tribal traditions to adhere to leading to less feelings of alienation for the students.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
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Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 492-523
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Commission looked into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s. Focuses on how the inquiry combined written research with oral testimony to produce its final report.
Highlights the problems associated with relocation when old settlement patterns are ignored in favour of southern, urban models; examines selected case material and the experience of one specific community.