BGuthrie Photos: TN -- Chattanooga -- John Ross Landing

TN -- Chattanooga -- John Ross Landing:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. JRLAND_110914_024.JPG: The Passage The Trail of Tears, a catastrophic event in history, passed through this place. A great many Cherokees perished on the Trail and this journey will never be forgotten. Through perseverance the Cherokee people survived. We continue to strive forward keeping our culture alive through strong family values and the retention of our Arts, our Traditions, and our Language. To truly honor the memories of our ancestors, past and present, we felt it necessary to create contemporary public art that expresses true cultural relevance and establishes an aesthetic that inspires an appreciation of Chattanooga's artistic past, with narrative insight from an indigenous perspective. It is our team's honor and privilege to complete the circle begun by our ancestors so many years ago by bringing back to this area the vitality and visual strengths of our Cherokee forefathers' Artwork. Through this art installation, we feel as though we are symbolically returning to our ancestral homeland.
2. JRLAND_110914_146.JPG: Stickball: Stickball, also known as "Little Brother to War," is an ancient game played by native nations throughout eastern North America. Playing fields often covered several miles and participants were occasionally killed or severely injured. Cherokee stickball was used to settle disputes between towns and other tribes. Long ago, the Cherokee obtained land in present day Georgia when they defeated the Creeks in a monumental Stickball Game. Stickball is still a part of religious ceremonies and used to settle certain issues. It is an honor to play the game and survive! Seven Sisters: Legend says Cherokees came from the area of the Pleiades Constellation or the Seven Sisters. Star Woman didn't like the way the brown skinned people were being treated, so she brought them to Earth. She fell from the sky and broke open and man stepped forth. Her other sisters were mad because they considered these people their slaves. When she returned they hid her behind a veil so no one could see her clearly. To this day you can see her through a telescope, thus her Cherokee name U-LI-SI-GI the "Dark One."
Wikipedia Description: Ross's Landing
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Ross's Landing is the former name of Chattanooga, TN. It was named for John Ross, the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. In 1816 Ross settled at the site along the Tennessee River above Chattanooga Creek and established Ross's Landing as a trading post. Ross also operated a swing ferry across the river that was anchored on McClellan Island.
In 1837–1838 Cherokee removal began, known as the Trail of Tears. The Cherokee were driven from their homes in several southeastern states and were relocated at various camps, including Ross's Landing, for expulsion to Oklahoma. As a result, the name of Ross's Landing was changed to Chattanooga by the U.S. Post Office in 1838.
Today, Ross's Landing has been memorialized as a river park on the banks of the Tennessee River where the city of Chattanooga was established.
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