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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Weaving my Story

Learn how this research embodies Indigenous values.

Gender and the Cherokee Before Colonization

Learn about Cherokee basket making, gender and culture before colonization.

Colonialism and the Cherokee

Learn about several aspects of colonialism that have affected Cherokee basket making, culture and gender norms, including: European contact, Missionaries, the Trail of Tears, the Civil War and allotment.

Gender, Baskets and the Cherokee Today

Learn about the living culture of the Cherokee people today, including gender norms and basket making and colonialism today.

Sources and More

Bibliography, plus some additional information about my family.

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