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Nanye'hi, also known as Nancy Ward, was a prominent leader and diplomat of the Cherokee Nation during the American Revolution.
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References:
Finding Your Roots “Fathers and sons”
Nancy Ward: American Patriot or Cherokee Nationalist? by Michelene E. Pesantubbee
Nanyehi's Experience of the American Revolution by Lillie Burke
Women in World History entry by Deborah Jones
Woman of Many Names by Debra S. Yates
Cherokee Nation: A History of Survival, Self-Determination, and Identity by Dr. Bob Blackburn, Dr. Duane King, and Dr. Neil Morton
Cherokees and British Sign Treaty of Whitehall
Nanyehi (Nancy Ward) episode of the Long May She Reign podcast
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