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Title
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A Cherokee Thanksgiving
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Description
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Article tracing Nathan Boone's role in mediating a conflict between two factions of the Cherokee Nation and preventing a civil war. Son of frontiersman Daniel Boone, Nathan Boone was the captain of the First Dragoon Regiment assigned to investigating and curtailing the violence between the followers of the Treaty Faction and those of Principal Chief John Ross that began in 1843 and was finally resolved in 1846. The article includes an overview of events, the factions involved, and changes in U.S. policy towards the Cherokee Nation.
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Date
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2014-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
