The Cherokee and Thief of Hearts | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

The Cherokee and thief of hearts | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

An undated photo shows Tiburcio Vasquez. (Courtesy of John Boessenecker via AP)J.T. Bowen’s painting of John Rollin Ridge's father John Ridge, a leader in the Cherokee Nation, assassinated before his son’s eyes. (Library of Congress)John Rollin Ridge, or “Yellow Bird,” was the Cherokee author of the 1853 “Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murrieta.” (Public domain)Tiburcio Vasquez wanted to be seen as the new Joaquin Murrieta. (Public domain)Tiberc…

June 22: The Assassination of Elias Boudinot, Cherokee

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/June-22-TodayinCTHist-23.mp3   The Cherokee leader Elias Boudinot first came to Connecticut in the 1820s to seek a formal western education at the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall. Born as Gallegina Uwati into a prominent Cherokee family in 1802, he was sent north with the permission of tribal elders in hopes that his western education would help the Cherokee successfully interact and neg…