The First Appalachians

1. The Natives
   1. The Iroquois Confederation
   2. Mississippian Peoples
   3. Cherokees
      1. Territory
         1. Hunting Grounds--Kentucky, the "Dark and Bloody Ground"
         2. Settlements--The "Towns"
      2. Economy
         1. Agriculture--Women's Realm--Selu, the Corn-Mother
         2. Hunting--Men's Realm
      3. Political Life
         1. Emphasis on Consensus
         2. Diffuse Authority
            1. "Red" Chiefs for War
            2. "White" Chiefs for Peace
         3. Reliance on Shaming and Religious Sanctions for Order
      4. Religion
         1. Animistic--The Natural and Spirit Worlds Intermingled
         2. The Search for Balance
2. The Impact of the Europeans
   1. The Spanish
      1. Early Explorers--Hernando De Soto (1540) and Juan Pardo (1567)
      2. The Ravages of European Diseases
         1. Collapse of Misissippian Culture
         2. Expansion of Cherokee Lands
   2. The English
      1. Virginia--Early Exploration and Trade (1670s)
      2. Carolina (Est'd 1670)
         1. More Disease
         2. The Indian Slave Trade
         3. The Deerskin Trade
   3. Erosion of Cherokee Society
      1. Dependence on English Goods
      2. Decline of Priestly Authority
      3. Game Depletion and Increasing Warfare
      4. Population Decline
      5. Increasing Hierarchy
3. The Coming of the European Settlers