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Chief WhitePath
Chief WhitePath was born in 1761 near Ellijay, Georgia and grew up in this Cabin. His Cherokee name, Nunna-tsune-ga, translates literally as I dwell on the peaceful path. A skillful orator he frequently spoke out at the Cherokee national capitol at New Echota against ceding land to the white settlers. In 1814 he joined General Andrew Jackson to fight the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama. He along with a small band of Cherokees was instrumental in securing victory for Jackson when they stole the Creeks canoes, cutting off their escape by water. WhitePath strongly protested the influence of white settlers in fiery oratory at the Cherokee capitol of New Echota. A strict follower of the traditional ways he spoke against the new Cherokee constitution and the introduction of Christianity by the missionaries. He eventually yielded to the new ways and focused his efforts on fighting the removal policies of his old comrade and now president, Andrew Jackson. He and Chief John Ross traveled to Washington to denounce the removal treaty signed as void. They were unsuccessful and returned to Georgia. In the fall of 1838 at the age of 77 WhitePath helped to organize the removal, later known as the Trail of Tears. He and other Cherokee leaders realized that the best chance for survival lay in an orderly march to Oklahoma. On a stop near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Chief WhitePath died and was buried beside Chief Fly Smith who also died during the night. Today his former home is interpreted as a Cherokee farmstead of 1835, with authentic furnishings, vegetable gardens and herb gardens typical of a Cherokee home just prior to the removal. Nunnahitsunega, or "Whitepath", was a full-blood traditionalist leader and member of the Cherokee National Council who lived at Turnip Town (Ulunyi), near the large Ellijay (Elatseyi) in the early 19th century. In 1824, influenced by the teachings of the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake, he began a rebellion against the acculturation then taking place in the Cherokee Nation, proposing the rejection of Christianity and the new constitution, and a return to the old tribal laws. He soon had a large following, whom his detractors referred to as "Red Sticks", and they formed their own council, electing Big Tiger as their principal chief. The more progressive leaders on the national council—such as Pathkiller, Charles R. Hicks, Major Ridge, and John Ross—deposed him from his seat in 1826, but when he submitted to their authority in 1828, he was returned to his seat. He died sometime in 1838 in the vicinity of Hopkinsville, Kentucky during the Cherokee removal (The Trail of Tears). Cabin located in Hall County Georgia.
Chief WhitePath
Chief WhitePath was born in 1761 near Ellijay, Georgia and grew up in this Cabin. His Cherokee name, Nunna-tsune-ga, translates literally as I dwell on the peaceful path. A skillful orator he frequently spoke out at the Cherokee national capitol at New Echota against ceding land to the white settlers. In 1814 he joined General Andrew Jackson to fight the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama. He along with a small band of Cherokees was instrumental in securing victory for Jackson when they stole the Creeks canoes, cutting off their escape by water. WhitePath strongly protested the influence of white settlers in fiery oratory at the Cherokee capitol of New Echota. A strict follower of the traditional ways he spoke against the new Cherokee constitution and the introduction of Christianity by the missionaries. He eventually yielded to the new ways and focused his efforts on fighting the removal policies of his old comrade and now president, Andrew Jackson. He and Chief John Ross traveled to Washington to denounce the removal treaty signed as void. They were unsuccessful and returned to Georgia. In the fall of 1838 at the age of 77 WhitePath helped to organize the removal, later known as the Trail of Tears. He and other Cherokee leaders realized that the best chance for survival lay in an orderly march to Oklahoma. On a stop near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Chief WhitePath died and was buried beside Chief Fly Smith who also died during the night. Today his former home is interpreted as a Cherokee farmstead of 1835, with authentic furnishings, vegetable gardens and herb gardens typical of a Cherokee home just prior to the removal. Nunnahitsunega, or "Whitepath", was a full-blood traditionalist leader and member of the Cherokee National Council who lived at Turnip Town (Ulunyi), near the large Ellijay (Elatseyi) in the early 19th century. In 1824, influenced by the teachings of the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake, he began a rebellion against the acculturation then taking place in the Cherokee Nation, proposing the rejection of Christianity and the new constitution, and a return to the old tribal laws. He soon had a large following, whom his detractors referred to as "Red Sticks", and they formed their own council, electing Big Tiger as their principal chief. The more progressive leaders on the national council—such as Pathkiller, Charles R. Hicks, Major Ridge, and John Ross—deposed him from his seat in 1826, but when he submitted to their authority in 1828, he was returned to his seat. He died sometime in 1838 in the vicinity of Hopkinsville, Kentucky during the Cherokee removal (The Trail of Tears). Cabin located in Hall County Georgia.