The Cherokee Tribe
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A people born from the mists of the Appalachian Mountains. A civilization that carved a sovereign territory from the wilderness, governed by the laws of balance and blood. A nation that, on the brink of annihilation, learned to read and write from one of its own—a man who, illiterate himself, achieved what no other in recorded history had ever done.
This is the story of the Cherokee, the Aniyvwiya, the "Principal People." An epic of unimaginable resilience. A people who faced down empires, built a republic, endured a holocaust, and refused to vanish.
How did they navigate the brutal tides of colonization, war, and forced removal? How did they master the tools of their oppressors to fight for survival? And what does their story teach us about the true meaning of a nation?
My name is Sam, and this is Wild America.
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00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Part One: The Ancient World
10:48 - Part Two: The Catastrophe of Contact
20:34 - Part Three: The Age of Transformation
29:57 - Part Four: The Crisis of Removal
39:11 - Part Five: The Trail of Tears
47:52 - Part Six: Rebuilding and Renewal
55:25 - Part Seven: The Modern Nation
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