copyright 2015, Polly's Granddaughter - TCB

I'm running a contest thanks to the generosity of Nadia Dean and the publishing company, Valley River Press, who donated this awesome pr...

If you are going to read one book about the Cherokees and their role in the American Revolution, " A Demand of Blood : The Cherok...

Late May, 1838, the U.S. Army, under the command of General Scott, started the round up of the citizens of the historical Cherokee Nation. ...

Soon I will be writing about a family who mistakenly based their claim to Cherokee ancestry on testimony from an 1896 application. The re...

One of the most common questions asked of me during this Elizabeth Warren fiasco is why I do this. Some think the hoard of wannabes is so b...

*Part 5 in response to the Boston Globe article from September 15, 2012.  Too many people, like those used for "testimony" that...

*Source - Courier; London, Middlesex, United Kingdom; September 11, 1838; p.1. copyright 2012, Polly's Granddaughter - T...

  Corporal Hiawatha Tuggle  1921 - 1943 Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Fisher Tuggle.  Chilocco Indian School Class of 194...

Read more about it at the following link -  Oaks Indian Mission History copyright 2012, Polly's Granddaughter - TCB

Have I given you enough time to think about what the ramifications might be due to the mistake in the Van/Vann family genealogy? I am often ...

Can't you see it now? Children sitting around their daddy or their grandpa asking about the good old days? Oh how we love those old fa...

Source - The Cherokee Advocate; Tahlequah, Oklahoma; September 19, 1884.  So, there we have it. Apparently, Groundhog was convicted of th...

Who was Crane Eater and why does his life matter?  Crane Eater was a full blood Cherokee and he was born in the old Cherokee Nation East....