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2019
  • Cherokee Almanac
Wauhillau LaHay
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Named after the Cherokee word for “Eagle,” Wauhillau LaHay Lohman was a Cherokee journalist whose extraordinary career took her from the bustling newsrooms and broad skies of Oklahoma to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and eventually into the White House, where she formed a friendship with First Lady Ladybird Johnson.

In This Episode

Named after the Cherokee word for “Eagle,” Wauhillau LaHay Lohman was a Cherokee journalist whose extraordinary career took her from the bustling newsrooms and broad skies of Oklahoma to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and eventually into the White House, where she formed a friendship with First Lady Ladybird Johnson.

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Ezekiel Starr and the Cherokee Civil War
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Ezekiel Starr and the Cherokee Civil War

Ezekiel Starr was one of many Cherokees swept up in a civil war of sorts between two tribal factions known as the Ross Party and the Treaty Party. It was an internal tribal dispute that lasted decades following the Indian removal known as the “Trail of Tears.”
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Wauhillau LaHay
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Wauhillau LaHay

Named after the Cherokee word for “Eagle,” Wauhillau LaHay Lohman was a Cherokee journalist whose extraordinary career took her from the bustling newsrooms and broad skies of Oklahoma to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and eventually into the White House, where she formed a friendship with First Lady Ladybird Johnson.
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Camp Gruber and the Displacement of Cherokee Families
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Camp Gruber and the Displacement of Cherokee Families

During World War II the United States government built Camp Gruber near Braggs, Oklahoma. The construction of Camp Gruber took a heavy toll on Cherokee families who were displaced in order for the camp to be built.
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Hunter's Home, A Cherokee Antebellum Plantation
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Hunter's Home, A Cherokee Antebellum Plantation

Hunter’s Home in Park Hill, Oklahoma lies just south of the Cherokee Nation capital of Tahlequah. It was here where a prominent couple built their home after their forced removal from Tennessee.
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Tribal Intentions of The Cherokee Male Seminary
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Tribal Intentions of The Cherokee Male Seminary

As the first secular school west of the Mississippi River, the Cherokee Male Seminary symbolized the spirit of resilience and ingenuity of Cherokee people. Understanding that education was key to raising up a new generation, the school was created to prepare young Cherokee students for university as well as ground them in their culture and heritage.
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Jennie Ross Cobb
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Jennie Ross Cobb

In this Cherokee Almanac, learn how Cherokee Nation citizen Jennie Ross Cobb became the first Native American female professional​ photographer and how the images she took paint an authentic picture of Cherokee life.
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The End of the Trail
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The End of the Trail

“The End of the Trail” is probably not what you think. In this Cherokee Almanac, we explore the many stopping points for Cherokees at the end of the infamous Trail of Tears.
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Author Robert Conley
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Author Robert Conley

The late Robert Conley came to prominence as the author of Cherokee-inspired novels and works in the 1980s. A lover of history and poetry, Conley is known for producing some of the most definitive works on Cherokee Nation history, including 2005’s “The Cherokee Nation: A History.”
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Chief Bowles and the Battle of Neches
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Chief Bowles and the Battle of Neches

In 1839, the Battle of Neches culminated with the Indian expulsion from Texas. In this Cherokee Almanac, see how Chief Bowles bravely fought for the Texas Cherokees after ally and Texas Republic president, Sam Houston, was replaced by a new leader.
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