Cherokee Baby


Book Description

One look. One dance. One night of passion. Julianne McKenzie had experienced it all with one sexy man. And now she was expecting a child, the Cherokee baby of Bobby Elk. What other surprises did life have in store? Too much heartache. Too much to atone for. Bobby Elk believed he lacked the soul to give Julianne all she deserved. She carried his child, and his Cherokee heritage demanded he give them a home, yet he dared not give them his name, his heart. Three souls bound by one fateful encounter. Man. Woman. Child. But their circle would never be complete until one man faced his greatest fear...and one woman showed him how deserving he was of love.




Witch Baby


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Once upon a time in the city of Shangri-L.A., someone left a baby on a doorstep. She had wild, dark hair and purple eyes and looked at the world in a special way. The family that took her in called her Witch Baby and raised her as their own. But even though she tried to fit in, Witch Baby never felt as though she truly belonged. So one day she packed her bat-shaped backpack, put her black cowboy-boot roller skates, and went out into the real world to find out who she really was....




Cherokee America


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From the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Maud's Line, an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War, and the unforgettable woman at its center.




Beginning Cherokee


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Contains twenty-seven lessons in the Cherokee language, based on the Oklahoma dialect; and includes accompanying exercises, appendices, and alphabetical vocabulary lists.




Simply Cherokee: Let’s Learn Cherokee


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Do you know how to speak Cherokee, but cannot read and write the language? Do your children have difficulty grasping the language? Are you new to the Cherokee language and looking for a quick and effective way to learn? Simply Cherokee: Lets Learn Cherokee Syllabary is the first building block in Simply Cherokees catalogue of tools for learning to read, write, and speak the Cherokee language. Inside these pages you will find the fastestand most effective!way to learn the Cherokee Syllabary. Each syllabary has a simple story containing a word with the syllbarys unique sound. After completing the workbook, you will remember the story and the key word whenever you see a syllabary. Cherokee Syllabary is designed for fast assimilation. And when you are done, just move on to the next book. Youll be fluent as simply as that!







Cherokee Ways, Traditions, Clothing, Crafts and Skills


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Learn how to make a ribbon shirt, T-dress, (full patterns included)turban as well as a tobacco bag and moccasins or learn how to use the plants the Cherokee used for soap, shampoo how to make your own hair color. Includes recipes for frybread, sassafras and other teas. Learn how to smudge and other ceremonies, including wedding ceremony and much, much mor




An Oral History of Tahlequah and The Cherokee Nation


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These pages are filled with memories and favorite tales that capture the essence of life in the Cherokee Nation. Ms. Duvall invites the reader to follow the tribe from its pre-historic days in the southeast, to early 20th century life in the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma. Learn about Pretty Woman, who had the power over life and death, or the mystical healing springs of Tahlequah. Spend some time with U.S. Deputy Marshals as they roam the old Cherokee Nation in pursuit of Indian Territory outlaws like Zeke Proctor and Charlie Wickliffe, or wander the famous haunted places where ghost horses still travel an ancient trail and the spirits of long-dead Spaniards still search for gold.




Cherokee Proud


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A guide for tracing and honoring your Cherokee ancestors.




Cherokee Women


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Theda Perdue examines the roles and responsibilities of Cherokee women during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a time of intense cultural change. While building on the research of earlier historians, she develops a uniquely complex view of the effects of contact on Native gender relations, arguing that Cherokee conceptions of gender persisted long after contact. Maintaining traditional gender roles actually allowed Cherokee women and men to adapt to new circumstances and adopt new industries and practices.