Meet Nanyehi “Nancy” Ward, Who Helped Lead the Cherokee Nation As a Teenager

Name: Meet Nanyehi “Nancy” Ward, Who Helped Lead the Cherokee Nation As a Teenager
Start: 2023-05-03T19:22:00+00:00
End: 2023-05-03T19:22:00+00:00
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The Cherokee Nation had a long history of female leadership when white settlers first arrived in the area known today as the Southeastern United States. Cherokee society is matrilineal, meaning that tribal and clan membership is traced through mothers. The Women’s Council of Clan Representatives is one of the two governing bodies of the nation. One of those leaders is Nanyehi “Nancy” Ward, a member of the Cherokee Nation who believed that women would be critical to establishing peace with white settlers.