Yonaguska (c. 1759–1839), who was known as Drowning Bear (the English meaning of his name), was a leader among the Cherokee of the Lower Towns of North...
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chief/headman of the local Cherokees, Yonaguska. He was later adopted into the tribe as a whole. In April 1839, a dying Yonaguska picked Thomas as his successor...
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Principal Chief. The position had existed in the east since the time of Yonaguska. Their descendants make up the members of the federally recognized Eastern...
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Yonaguska (1759–1839) was a leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina. In 1819, after several years of alcoholism, Yonaguska experienced...
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Salonitah was born in 1796 and later on married Sali (Sally), daughter of Yonaguska, and were the parents of at least five children. Salonitah first appear...
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John Looney John Rogers Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present) Yonaguska William Holland Thomas Tsaladihi Gerard Parker Joyce Dugan Patrick Lambert...
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Celo Knob Luftee Knob Marks Knob Big Cataloochee Mount Hardison Mount Yonaguska Mount Ambler Mount Hardy Mount Mitchell State Park Great Smoky Mountains...
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notable Cherokee historic figures, including Sequoyah, Junaluska, Chief Yonaguska a.k.a. Drowning Bear, and William Holland Thomas. The Western North Carolina...
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dignity by reverting to traditional customs and ceremonies. Tenskwatawa, Yonaguska, and George Copway sought to achieve this by establishing alcohol-free...
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the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Principal Chief Yonaguska, with the help of his adopted European American son William Holland Thomas...
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17th-century female chief White Plume, Kaw chief Yellow Bird, Walla Walla chief Yonaguska, Cherokee chief William Weatherford, Muscogee Creek chief White Hair (Pawhuska)...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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the field started to close and Yonaguska took the lead. Point Given battled back and started to pull clear of Yonaguska, only to be passed in the final...
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John Looney John Rogers Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present) Yonaguska William Holland Thomas Tsaladihi Gerard Parker Joyce Dugan Patrick Lambert...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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John Looney John Rogers Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present) Yonaguska William Holland Thomas Tsaladihi Gerard Parker Joyce Dugan Patrick Lambert...
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John Looney John Rogers Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present) Yonaguska William Holland Thomas Tsaladihi Gerard Parker Joyce Dugan Patrick Lambert...
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John Looney John Rogers Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present) Yonaguska William Holland Thomas Tsaladihi Gerard Parker Joyce Dugan Patrick Lambert...
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not subject to removal. In North Carolina, about 400 Cherokee led by Yonaguska lived on land along the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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John Looney John Rogers Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824-present) Yonaguska William Holland Thomas Tsaladihi Gerard Parker Joyce Dugan Patrick Lambert...
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19th-century Native American prophets, including Neolin, Handsome Lake, Yonaguska, Tenskwatawa, Tavibo and his son Wovoka, and Smohalla, all of whom had...
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Jorge Chavez Manny Tortora Take Five Stables 7 f 1:26.07 $90,000 G2 2001 Yonaguska 3 Jerry D. Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Michael Tabor 7 f 1:22.63 $90,000 G2...
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Nation (1907–present) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)...
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(SP-463) USS Yokes (DE-668/APD-69) USS Yolo (LST-677/LST(M)-677/APB-43) USS Yonaguska (YT-195/YTB-195/YTM-195) USS York (CL-1) USS York County (LST-1175) USS Yorktown...
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