Talk:Ani Hyuntikwalaski

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One of the greatest Original Inhabitants of Turtle Island, the Ani Hyuntikwalaski or the "People of the Land of Lightning" that the European invaders attempted to destroy by the 'doctrine of discovery'.

Thomas Jefferson: "...if ever we are constrained to lift the hatchet against any tribe we will never lay it down till that tribe is exterminated,..." Treaty of 1846: "...the Indians become extinct..."

Their original name is the Chickamaugans. At the time of white contact three distinct groups of Cherokee were known. The Middle, Lower and Overhill. The Overhill Cherokees were different in many ways from the others.

Their tradition tells of following a bending stick to the land of gandga gidi or Kentucky and the areas of the Cumberland and Tennessee River Valley.

The 'Proud' priesthood people were the Lower Cherokee who had been driven into exile in the mountains of North Carolina after their 'Priests' offended the creator when they misused their power such that it touched off a centuries long war: 'Mound Builders' war.

When the whites came they found ready participants for the white campaign against the 'Old' ones, the Chickamaugans. However, their assistance to the whites was rewarded by the infamous 'Trail of Tears'.

Please re-integrate into the article what makes sense in this mess ;-) --Magnus Manske 13:23 Jan 3, 2003 (UTC)