John Ross, left, and Major Ridge teamed up to protect Cherokee holdings in what is now Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. ... John Ross made an unlikely looking Cherokee chief.

The Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation told his people to stay strong during this pandemic, and to remember how much they've endured over a long history that includes the Trail of Tears. This ...

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Major Ridge had fought with General Andrew Jackson in the destruction of the Creek Indians. In 1826, just after returning home, ... opposed by Cherokee Principle Chief John Ross, ...

The rich culture and heritage of the Cherokee people and the story of their forced removal from their homeland is sometimes ...

John Ross, left, and Major Ridge teamed up to protect Cherokee holdings in what is now Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Library ...