From Blood Feud to Jury System; The Metamorphosis of Cherokee Law from 1750 to 1840
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Daniel
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
Description
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.