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Cherokees in North Carolina Govern Their Mountain Nation
A fragmentary account describes a full blood Cherokee nation near Asheville with its own president, vice president Stilwell Shannonkih, and a government modeled on democracy. The leader, aging farmers, and notable figures like Maj. Shannonkih are profiled amid references to Mont Misgal estate and Vanderbilt surroundings.
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Asheville
N. C
Hillmere
George W. Vanderbilt
Mont Misgal
Indiana
Repubic
Indian Republic
Chaldorith
Bonton
Salt
Dare
Dolly Matilsen
Lieattle Republic
Jesse Reid
Bnavnesa
Reid
Tdi
Sudo
Republic
Stilwell Shannonkih
Scyth
Niling Wall
Maj
Shannonkih
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