In the mid-eighteenth century, members of the Moravian Church, which had its origins in Central Europe, began conducting mission work among the Cherokee people. Their archives, now housed in North Carolina, include valuable records of their contact with the Cherokees. Drawing from these archives, these volumes offer a firsthand account of daily life among the Cherokees from initial contact between the Moravians and Cherokees in 1752 to the close of...

Examines Native American beliefs, culture, and relationships with white men since colonial times through documents written by men and women of various tribes.

Contains summaries of over 2,200 significant historic documents, in alphabetical order, from before the time of Christ to the present day Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.