Christopher D. Haveman is the author of Rivers of Sand: Creek Indian Emigration, Relocation, and EthnicCleansing in the American South, and Bending Their Way Onward: Creek Indian Removal in Documents.…
Dr. Ben Steere is the director of the Cherokee Studies program and associate professor of anthropology at Western Carolina University. Dr. Steere has worked on a collaborative study of ancestral…
Jill Jensen is the Lead Planner for the National Park Service (NPS) National Trails office in Santa Fe, NM. The National Trails office administers nine National Historic Trails spanning more than 25,000 miles across 24…
Lamar Marshall is Research Director for Southeast Heritage. He founded the non-profit conservation organization Wild South. His background includes 24 years in industrial engineering, land surveying, and plat production, and…
Charlie Rhodarmer began his employment with the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in July 2000. He began working in museums in 1987 at the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University in…
Claudio Saunt is Richard B. Russell Professor in American History and Co-Director of the Center for Virtual History at the University of Georgia. He is the author of four books,…
Brett Riggs is Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University. Prior to joining Western Carolina University, Riggs was a research archaeologist and assistant professor in the Research…
https://youtu.be/yiROvqUsvgQ Good morning! As previously stated, my name is Defender Smith. Finger is the birthright portion of my surname from an ancestor who was a mid-18th-century German immigrant. Smith is…
Michael Wren presents the online 1838 Claims Database in a special webinar hosted by the National Trail of Tears Association. These are claims that Cherokee citizens made against the United…
