After a few centuries of mistreatment, no freedom, and enslavement of the Cherokee people by white individuals, the 19th century held a different path. There were terms that was met between the Cherokee and the white that gave freedom to Cherokee people. However, throughout the entire trail of injustice there was a national mission to fulfill within the Cherokee women.
To many, national mission can be interpreted differently. My understanding of national mission is that it is a duty conducted within the national regions to come to good terms with another country; making alliances and broadening power. In Tiya Miles’ article named “The Narrative of Nancy, a Cherokee Woman,” the Cherokee’s background was given; including their enslavement, racial identity, mixed marriages, and…show more content… In addition, an insight was provided on how the Cherokee women felt about the Cherokee’s head men selling their land to the United States (Root of Bitterness, p. 177). As previously stated this shows how Cherokee women fit in with the national mission.
There are two sources, Tiya Miles’ article and “Cherokee Women Address Their Nation” from Root of Bitterness, that demonstrate how the Cherokee women played a role in the Cherokee’s national mission. In these two sources, the dedication of Nancy as a Cherokee women seeking justice for herself and other women like her in the US court; as well as persuading the Cherokee men to think wisely about wanting to sell their land to the US implements her role in the mission. They [Cherokee women] fit in with this national mission by inverting the norms of a women. The agreement between the
