Museum of the Cherokee Indian 

American Indian artifacts and museums celebrating strong Americans of all tribes is very important and fascinating.

I’m Cherokee Indian and am happy for people to take time and learn our culture.

What a fascinating museum and so well -done.Andrew Jackson's treatment of the Cherokee was disgraceful and a stain on American history. Your explanation of how we need to remember the past was right on!

You're so right, we can't forget the past. We must learn from it & not let history repeat itself.

My daughters are Cherokee. In Oklahoma this is something that is not forgotten. I pretty much figured this was taught everywhere but I guess not. Something that is over looked is the freemen that were with the Cherokee and traveled with them. In court it's been somewhat of a controversy over whether or not they where tribal members. But all of these tribes have sad stories. As you traveled thru Oklahoma on route 66 you passed thru many of those areas that are full of history but also sadness.

Thank you for this great video. I am part Cherokee and have a 5th great uncle who was Chief Junaluska. There is a museum in Robbinsville, NC dedicated to him but has closed in the last few years. He was summoned by Andrew Jackson to get as many of the Cherokee as he could to go kill out the Creek Natives at the Battle Of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama in 1814. He saved Jackson's life that night and Jackson told him he would always be his friend forever. Word came out of the Indian removal shortly after the Battle and Junaluska rode his horse to Washington to meet with Jackson. Jackson told Junaluska that his hands were tied and he could do nothing for him so he came back to the north GA/western North Carolina area. THe soldiers came to get him out of his home, a soldier's ledger read that Junaluska walked outside and looked to the sky with his hands in the air and said, if he had known then what he knows now he would have killed Jackson himself to change history. He lost his wife and children on the trail and after getting to Oklahoma, he turned around and walked back to Robbinsville, NC. The townspeople made him a citizen and gave him about 350 acres of land for saving Jackson's life. He is buried at his museum with his wife.

Thank you for this video Jacob. My husband is Cherokee and we spent a week there in June. It was an amazing week but also very humbling. I encourage anyone that might be visiting or planning to go there make sure that you add going to see the play "Unto These Hills". It does stir up many different emotions while watching it and it does make you think the struggles and hardships that the Cherokee people endured.

Fantastic video Jacob. If you’re ever in Phoenix, Arizona, you should visit the Heard Museum of Native American Art. It’s absolutely breathtaking. A year ago I took a Native American Literature class, which really opened my eyes to all the horror Native Americans have been put through. And as you can see in the comments here, Andrew Jackson is still controversial to this day. In my class we read the memoirs of a woman who had been put on the trail of tears: her family was forced out of their home during dinner, and after she had begged the soldiers to let her rush back to her house and pack some essentials, she found a white family had moved in, and they eating the meal that had been left on the table. Her family had been rushed out only minutes before. The complete, almost preposterous callousness of this has haunted me since reading that. On the plus side, I also got to read many examples of Native American humor, which is all about finding laughter in the face of sadness and tragedy, and not taking themselves too seriously. (Sherman Alexie is a good example of a funny Native American writer.) It’s very much like Jewish humor, as a matter of fact. I love the Sequoia bear! I love it when towns do the “giant painted animal” art project thing. Although it’s not always animals; for a few years Omaha had a similar project only with giant painted O-as in the letter O. A little weird, in my opinion. They should’ve gone with a buffalo. Everybody likes buffalo.

Half native- this was so awesome, thank you for sharing... also you’ve been uploading like crazy, thank you.

Thank you, Jacob, for this journey. Well done. You handled this subject with respect & humble reverence.

Went there years back. I met a wonderful man Mr. Wolf . He worked there and he and I sat and talked for 1and half hours. If you see the Shaman statue there, Its him!! He also was a WW2 vet. I hope he's still there. Even signed my guide book! Thank you Mr. Wolf! Made my trip!

You made me cry jacob keep doing what your doing, it's important.

Thank you for filming this video

Thanks for doing a video on this museum. My grandparents lived on the Qualla Reservation (the formal name for Cherokee NC) when I was a child. I spent many a summer there. We are members of the Bird Tribe.

I am a registered Cherokee. I have been registered as a Native since I was 12. I'm now an Indigenous Hip Hop artist and I have to say you did a great job here showing a bit of our history. You explained the Trail Of Tears so well and said some very kind things I agree with. I have direct ancestors that died on the trail so its precious history to me. We all need to learn from our mistakes and forgive so we can continue on as gesesdi (friends in Tsalagi). A'ho and wado (Thank you) brother. Liked and subscribed for sure.

I live in Cherokee County and I have Cherokee blood in me. THANK YOU! for making this Jacob😍😍😍

The trail of tears led to Indian Territory which later became Oklahoma cause the government wanted the land back. Thank You for your thoughts and video

Watched all of your videos, they are very insteresting ^^ cheers from Italy!!

Awesome video!!!! Since I can't really travel your videos make me feel like im right there with ya. Thanks so much for the amazing content 😊😊😊

Fantastic video, you do genuinely fine and interesting work.

Don't get me wrong, the Trail of Tears was wrong however weren't the Cherokee quite brutal as well?

Great summary.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! My daughter quit college (history major) due to the school system not letting her teach the TRUE history of our nation. As you say, it is very important to know what really happened so we won't go through it again. If that is the GREAT AMERICA people talk a lot about now a days...OMG....PLEASE GOD DONT MAKE IT GREAT AGAIN😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

In Gaffney, S.C. We have a cabin downtown that I really think you would like also you can go see our peach water tower also next time u go to either Virginia Beach or in Spartanburg you need to get Duck Doughnuts and film your experience and your rating. Also you filmed this on my birthday

I’m Cherokee and Dutch. My son is Hopi,Papago and Cherokee. I named him Sequoia. When we get mad at him we call him George

I'm part Cherokee. My Uncle is an active chief still and I'm part of the tribe.

Wanted to thank you for this nice video you did of our Museum.

My daughter would love this museum! Since we are not too far away, maybe a 4 hours drive, I can see a family getaway in our future. She watched "Unto These Hills" with my parents last summer and that really spurred her interest in learning about Native Americans. We live in North Georgia where many places honor the Cherokee Indians.

I'm from Oklahoma and believe me... The worst thing you can do to anyone is to send them to Oklahoma.

Really well done; thank you

Ah yes, the government is ever so dedicated to downplaying the sins of the past, present, and future.

Choctaw were in the trail also..there are free tsalagi (Cherokee)lessons online from Western Band

Very lovely video. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us

Hey just want to say man it was an honor to meet you and I have a question for you I can't find the livestream that you did that night buddy but thank you for coming I really do appreciate it

While you're in cherokee stop by Qualla java by the fountain and have a "RavenMocker". Thank me later.

I enjoyed the video! I’m from Cherokee, and I haven’t been to the museum since I was in school but I wish I could’ve met you while you was here!

Thank you for sharing this video . It was great and very interesting .

My Tribe!!

Thank you for posting.

Hi Jacob, I like Native American art and their unique basket weave. Very nice 👍🏻 Native American artifacts in this museum 😺

Nice history n video Jacob!

Let me tell you something Jacob, I am originally from California but I moved to Oklahoma and lived there for 6 years. You would be SHOCKED how many people who have lived there their whole lives have no idea what I was talking about when I said Trail Of Tears....like... I could not even believe it. I literally lived not but a few miles away from the Historic Trail Markers and all I could think about was these people drive past these everyday and have no idea what they even mean...The Cherokee Museum in Tahlequah Oklahoma is nice though ans last time I was there had a very heart wrenching Trail of Tears exhibit. They also have a fully replicated Indian village there that I always loved.

A'HO Carpetbagger I have been a subscriber since I found out you had ur own channel, through ATW . And I am sure glad that I have something to watch on my days off and some just some breaks ,but I try not to watch during break cause I end up going back late.

Well done, Jacob the Carpetbagger!!! I love your decision to talk about the Trail of Tears. You tossed out great bits of information like bread crumbs for folks to take with them...hopefully leading to a thirst for more. So impressed with this!! I even turned the likes counter to 667!

Andrew Jackson did the trail of tears because of the discovery of gold on Cherokee land

It happened to the Choctaw first... They tried to emulate European-American dress and ways of living. My dad's surname is Smith. I thought it was European, but it's Seminole. They took European names. They tried to do everything right... Like so often, the love of money and power wins

Cool, I am 1/16th Cherokee Indian. Thank you for making this video Jacob.

Just watched this, thank you. People don't know this or what to remember.

I agree Jacob. I love that area and visit it a lot, I love to see the awesome school they have there off big cove road. I have to wonder, why do so many of the people live in crappy little travel trailers on the side of the river??? I can't help but wonder if all that money brought in by the casino is held in the hands of the very few while the common folk still live in poverty???

Spot on Jacob. I couldn’t have said it better.

Nice shirt! One year we had a series of painted CATS around town here, similar to those painted bears. As for the history here? I have no words. 😢

Cherokee Heritage Center & Museum. The museum building itself is expensive artwork. There is an outdoor Indian village and also a settler village. Best time to visit is in the summer.

I'm 3 quarter Cherokee Indian I have family that still live there to this day u need to try there fry bread it amazing

Long time subscriber here. Thank you for this video. It’s so very important to our history and culture. We must honor these people and be mindful of the forced sacrifice. Americans aren’t perfect. And why the F is Jackson on the 20 bill?!

A very, very sad event that is definitely important to learn from. Good message at the end.

Thanks for the video, Jacob! This is one of your very best ever. I have always thought it extremely sad that the Native Americans were treated so shamefully.

there's a museum dedicated to Sequoyah in Vonore, TN called The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum that is pretty much all about him if you ever want to check that out. it's right down the street from Fort London which was a British fort at one time. I would recommend going there and checking it out.

Osiyo! Nice work !!

Cool video Jacob!

Representing my people! A good day to be Indigenous. Unfortunately I can't make it out there any time soon (broke college student is broke). Wado, thanks for making this video.

He finally has good blog

Very interesting museum, Jacob. Would love to visit Cherokee again.

Hope to visit there soon, my Ancestors!

Many years since I have been to that museum.

Carpetbagger you should come to Fairmont WV, we have a telephone museum, it weird and seems something right up your alley. We also have a few other interesting little places around here too that you might find worth a visit.

Rest in peace, my ancestors. Idk if you guys believed in an afterlife, but hopefully you're there and happy.

I'm so happy and blessed to have Cherokee blood running through my veins 🥰

You should check out the Schiele Museum in Gastonia, NC! There's a little exhibit on local Native American tribes and all kinds of other neat stuff about NC

Thank you for sharing this sad History

Both my parents are part Cherokee Indian so i am very honored to also be part of the Cherokee nation💗

Amen Jacob. Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat the same mistakes.

Now all over Oklahoma you will find Cherokee Indian Casinos and Hard Rock Casinos which are also controlled and owned by the Cherokee Indians.

Shout out to my natives who watch the carpetbagger and Adam the woo 😁😁

Jacob, thank you for this video. There is much that goes unwritten of the Cherokee peoples. I can say this because i live in Fort Payne, the home of Sequoia, Granny Dollar, Ect. An of course the infamous fort where the trail of tears began. Yes i have Cherokee blood in me, as does my wife. AND , like many of the porch i really hate to handle a $ 20.00 bill..........By the way. my great great grandfather's name was Jacob one of the three brothers granted the Carolina's by king George. Recognize the name MAUNEY?

I've been there. very beautiful place.

Enjoying enjoying

I really like Jacobs work just wish he would come to the UK :(

Jacob, I love your channel. Your videos really help me deal with all the crap in my life and I’m so thankful that you continue to produce content everyday! It warms my heart to open up my RU-vid and see that you’ve posted something new, thank you so much and keep up the good work! It would also make my day if you liked my comment or commented back 😊

The trail of tears must have been horrific, very sad history

Hi, I think it's great that native peoples of America are recognised because so much wrong has been done to them and lets face it the Native Americans were in America first. So in fact they have more rights to land especially their own native lands than any white man. Sorry but it had to be said. Great video, thank you. x

Very well said. Love places like this. Had the good fortune Last time I was in DC to visit the new Native American smithonian museum. It was amazing.

i was there with my first husband and we loved being there.

I remember a museum back closer to Santa's Land that some highly detailed Indian figures. you could see the pores of their skin and finger nails that were very realistic. it closed in the late eighties I think. I always wondered what became of the figures

Hi Jacob. Did you ever get to visit the Cyclorama before they built the new museum?

Thank you for this video, very much thanks!!! I'm proud of my Cherokee traits!!!

You should do report like this on the history of Wounded Knee and the killing of the Lakota Natives .

Some impressive mannequins at 3:20

My 5 great grandmother was on the trail of tears and hid in caves

I may be proud to be an American but, i can't stand how Native Americans were treated And Are Treated .I have so much respect for them and all they have gone through as a people. It has gotten better and that's good That we are trying to do better In true we can't undo what we did in the past But doesn't mean It's still not sad

You should go to St Helens O'Regan for the filming location of Halloween town and head back to Salem mass the filming location of hous pocus

Part creek as well

I really enjoyed this video. I love your humor but I also love how you treat serious topics with the respect they deserve. Hope your having a good day CB!

Thanks for the video havent been to Cherokee since I was a kid I dont guess I will ever get to visit do to husband wont travel makes me so sad thanks for these videos of the smokies does my heary good precious memories

Best CB video! Thank you, Jacob. As many others here I am part as well, I had always heard that the removal was greed based over gold and other mineral rights.. Jackson was the worst...

Research William Holland Thomas. William Holland Thomas (February 5, 1805 - May 10, 1893) was Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians(the only white man ever to be a chief of the Cherokee[1]) and was elected as North Carolina state senator, serving from 1848-1860. As a youth, he worked at the trading post at Qualla Town, where he learned the Cherokee language and befriended some of the people. He was adopted into the tribe by the chief Yonaguska, learned much of the Cherokee ways, and was named by the chief as his successor. After becoming an attorney, Thomas represented the tribe in negotiations with the federal government related to Indian Removal, preserving the right for Yonaguska and other Cherokee to stay in North Carolina after the 1830s. With his own funds and those provided by the Cherokee, he bought land in North Carolina to be used by the Cherokee, much of which is now Qualla Boundary, the territory of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee. Thomas served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, when he led Thomas' Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders

What a great museum. It is so horrible what we did to the indigenous people . Same in Canada. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤

Where are all bears located at ?

Oh wow love native american stuff ty def be something to see when Im next in usa :) have you ever been overseas before jacob ? be cool to see some international carpetbagger ones maybe on vacation :D

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No Andrew Jackson, no USA. He was a sob but without him we would be speaking French or with heavy British accents living under English rule. And yes, I AM glad my ancestors survived the Trail of Tears march when so many did not. (Native language books are offered through the University of Oklahoma Press if you’re interested.)