Sandra Muse Isaacs uses the concepts of Gadugi and Duyvkta to explore the Eastern Cherokee oral tradition

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Indigenous politics

Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty two-spirit Sandra Muse Isaacs uses theFor the Cherokee Nation, the Civil War was more than a contest between the Union and the Confederacy. It was yet another battle in the larger struggle against multiple white governments for land and tribal sovereignty. Cherokee Civil Warrior tells the story of Chief John Ross as he led the tribe in this struggle. The son of a Scottish father and mixed blood Indian mother, John Ross served the Cherokee Nation in a public capacity for nearly fifty