Ned Christie: The Creation of an Outlaw and Cherokee Hero Baskets This book takes a look

This book takes a look at how literacy served to unite Cherokees during a critical moment in their national history and advances the understanding of how literacy has functioned as a tool of sovereignty among Native peoples

Henry Timberlake

1 1/4" long

Giclée artwork by award-winning Cherokee artist Ron Mitchell

told by descendants from all five tribes

Ned Christie: The Creation of an Outlaw and Cherokee Hero Baskets This book takes a look"In Ned Christie, author Devon Mihesuah reveals the truth in the life of Cherokee hero Ned Christie and explains how he came to be that hero to generations of Cherokee people and others. Mihesuah's dedication to research and thoughtful writing leave no doubt that her telling of Ned Christie's story will last long into the future." Roy Hamilton, late historian for the Cherokee Nation By: Devon A. Mihesuah, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation and