An edition of The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees
(2010)
The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees
Abridged ed.
by Anna Rosina Gambold
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Missionaries, Missions, Diaries, Springplace Mission (Ga.), Sources, Indian school children, Moravians, Cherokee Indians, History, Indians of north america, missions, Indians of north america, education, School children, Missionaries, biography, Georgia, historyPlaces
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The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees
2010, University of Nebraska Press
in English
- Abridged ed.
0803220952 9780803220959
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Table of Contents
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 1813-14
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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
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