is the true remnant of the Cherokee Nation, which has existed in the Appalachians since time immemorial.

 

The original Cherokee Constitution was written here; Sequoyah invented the written syllabary for the Cherokee language here.  The first Cherokee newspaper, The Phoenix, was printed here.  Principal Chief, John Ross and Judge John Martin were both from Georgia.

 

They represented the Cherokee Nation before the United States Supreme Court in 1830 & 1831; Although the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation, (which was theirs through Right of Treaty with the United States Government);President Andrew Jackson and the State of Georgia ignored their ruling and forced the Cherokee to accept Georgia Citizenship or be removed to Oklahoma Territory. 

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The Cherokee Nation had their own Government, Schools (which taught both English and Cherokee), and public roads throughout. Numerous herds of goats, sheep and swine covered the hills. In addition, there were numerous cattle and horses in the Nation. There were Merchants, Traders, Farmers, Grist Mill and Sawmill Owners.   They grew corn, beans, cotton, tobacco, wheat, oats, indigo, sweet and Irish potatoes & Squash.

 

They also had Apple and Peach orchards. Blankets of various dimensions, manufactured by Cherokee hands was common.  Considerable trade was carried on with adjoining States, Some exported cotton in boats, down the Tennessee River to the Mississippi, and down the River to New Orleans.   Agriculture, however, was the foundation of national prosperity. 

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The Christian religion was the religion of the Nation.  Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists and Moravians.  In addition, the Cherokee maintained all their Ceremonial Dance, Customs, Language and Culture.

 

It was written that National pride, patriotism, and a spirit of independence marked the Cherokee character

The Cherokee realized they needed to adopt European customs to stay in their homeland.

 

They also knew they could not fight against the State of Georgia, physically, as they were extremely outnumbered.  They would use the law.  They were a Sovereign Nation, and they would use the Justice System to maintain their rights.  However, the unjust Government of both the State and the United States would never allow them to achieve this goal.