Description
Book SynopsisAbridged edition of a diary written by Anna Rosina Gambold, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee
Trade Review"McClinton's excellent volume can be used in classrooms to highlight the effects of cultural change in an Indian community."—Adam Pratt,
North Carolina Historical ReviewTable of ContentsList of Maps
Series Editors' Preface
Acknowledgments
Editorial Policy
Introduction
Chapter 1. Significant Events and Themes at Springplace Mission between 1805 and 1821
Conversion, Moravian Style
Principal Converts to the Moravian Church
James Vann's Rejection of Christianity
Annuity Distribution at Vann's Plantation
Cherokee Education, Moravian Style
Children's Illnesses at the Mission
Removal of Children from the Mission School
Rumors of Mistreatment of Students
Runaway Students
Rumors of Abductions
Rumors of Hunger
Children's "Errant" Behavior
A Child's Death at the Mission
Use of Alcohol
Travelers and Notable Visitors
Earthquakes
Creek War of 181314
Chapter 2. Continuity of Traditional Cherokee Cultural Traits
Cherokees' Concept of Land and Land Values
Voices in Cherokee Councils
Moravians and the U.S. Government
Cherokee Agricultural Practices
Cherokee Traditional Rituals and Contact with Christianity
Trade
Cherokee Law and Punishment
Green Corn Ceremony
Ball Play
Cherokee Origin Stories
Cherokees' Responses to Christian Images
Epilogue
Notes
