Cherokee Almanac

Reconstructing Unity: Principal Chief Lewis Downing

In this Cherokee Almanac, we look back on a critical figure in our post Civil War Reconstruction history, Principal Chief Lewis Downing. We explore his leadership and how the rifts between political factions within our tribe began to heal, and the Cherokee Nation became united.

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