Thomas King

Thomas King

male, 66 years old
Canadian of Greek descent, Canadian of German descent, American, New Democratic Party, ndp, Candidate for the Canadian House of Commons…cherokee
Thomas King (born 24 April 1943) is a noted Canadian novelist and broadcaster who most often writes about Canada's First Nations and is an...
Major Ridge

Major Ridge

male, deceased (1839)
Indian, Native American, slaveholder, Murdered Native American, cherokee, American
Major Ridge was a Cherokee Indian leader and protoge, along with Charles R. Hicks, of the noted figure James Vann.
Wes Studi

Wes Studi

male, 61 years old
film actor, The New World, American, American military, Opechancanough, Captain John Smith…cherokee
Born in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, Studi was schooled on a reservation. Until he attended grade school, he spoke only Cherokee. In 1967, he was...
Dragging Canoe

Dragging Canoe

male, deceased (1792)
smallpox, natchez, British, Native American, american indian, american revolution…cherokee
Dragging Canoe (c. 1738 - March 1, 1792) was an American Indian war leader who led a dissident band of young Cherokees against the United States in...
William Holland Thomas

William Holland Thomas

male
from North Carolina, american civil war, cherokee, Confederate Army officer, Confederate States Army, Native American in the Civil War
William Holland Thomas (February 5, 1805 - May 10, 1893) was a Cherokee chief and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American...

William Butler

male, deceased (1850)
from South Carolina, south carolina college, cherokee, war of 1812, South Carolina politician, battle of new orleans
William Butler (February 1, 1790 - September 25, 1850) was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was the son of William Butler...
James Robertson

James Robertson

male, deceased (1814)
Scottish-Irish, From Nashville, Tennessee, Regulator movement, corn, cherokee, brunswick county
James Robertson was a North Carolina farmer and explorer of the 18th century. He was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, of Scottish-Irish descent....
James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

male, 78 years old
voice of darth vader, African-American actor, Star Wars actor, stage actor, African-American, Darth Vader…cherokee
James Earl Jones (b. January 17, 1931) is an American Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor of film and stage, well known for his deep baritone voice.

David Cornsilk

male
cherokee, observer, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indian, Cherokee Freedmen Controversy, Cherokee Observer
David Cornsilk is a Cherokee Nationalist, a supporter of the 1998 appeal filed by Bernice Riggs that is part of the Cherokee Freedmen Controversy,...