Rediscovering Turtle Island Thurman Wilkins and speak the Cherokee language

and speak the Cherokee language

those who could went North

is a testament of high times for these families before the Civil War

Foreword by former Principal Chief Chadwich Smith

and lessons meant to awaken the spirit given to all of us at birth by the Creator

Rediscovering Turtle Island Thurman Wilkins and speak the Cherokee languageWhile Western accounts of North American history traditionally start with European colonization, Indigenous histories of North America or Turtle Island stretch back millennia. Drawing on comparative analysis, firsthand Indigenous accounts, extensive historical writings, and his own experience, Omaha tribal member, Cherokee citizen, and teacher Taylor Keen presents a comprehensive re imagining of the ancient and more recent history of this continent's