Cherokee Kids

John Welch, a full blooded Cherokee embarks on a life of adventure in the late 1800s. He becomes a lawman. He finds love in an unusual place in his life. At one point, he becomes a fugitive himself. But truth and justice prevail. He returns to serving up law and order in the old west, especially in the lawless Indian Territory of Oklahoma. Several famous outlaws cross his path at one time or another. Guns blaze, tears are shed, love is found, and family and friends are valued the most over gold and treasure. Find out what it was like through the eyes of a Cherokee brave trying to live in ...

For many generations, the Aniyunwiya (meaning the “real people” or “principal people”) lived in harmony with the land they inhabited. They worshipped their ancestors and believed that every living thing—people, animals, trees, and plants—had a spirit and an important place in the world.

Perfect for fans of Christine Day and Cynthia Leitich Smith, this debut novel follows a Cherokee girl who, after the tragic loss of her parents, tries to acclimate to difficult social dynamics in her new school and a curious magic that her mother may have passed down to her. Raven Miller only...

Grandpa was gone, and the magic of stories had gone with him... Or at least that's what Daniel McCarter thought. Now he's trapped in a world beyond imagination. One minute, 13-year-old Daniel is rumbling through Grandpa's keepsakes with his little sister Alex and snarky cousin Brent, the next, they're tumbling into a realm where giants farm impossible crops, groundhog lawyers argue cases, werecat ladies stalk the forest, and the villainous Dadnabbers kidnap children to power their secret factory hidden deep in the Great Smoky Mountains. Daniel has but one burning question on his mind: What ...

Sissy’s younger brother, Chooch, isn’t a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday after all. But no matter what Chooch does—even if he’s messing something up, which is basically all the time!—their parents just say he’s “helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything! When Elisi paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Edutsi makes grape dumplings, Chooch helps. When oginalii gigs for crawdads, Chooch helps. When Sissy tries to make a clay pot, Chooch helps.

Tragically, the Cherokee is one of America's best-known tribes due to the trials and tribulations they suffered by being forcibly moved west along the "Trail of Tears", but that overlooks the contributions they made to American society well before the 19th century. The Cherokee began the process of assimilation into European America very early, even before the establishment of the Unites States. However, it is ultimately unclear what benefits "civilization" brought to the tribe. The Cherokee struggled to satisfy the whims and desires of American government officials.