James Mooney
A self-trained anthropologist, James Mooney dedicated his life to researching Native American culture. He made several research trips to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. Much of what is known about traditional Cherokee culture was recorded by Mooney. To read more, see v. 7, no. 2 of the Great Smoky Mountains Colloquy. Mooney published many articles on the Cherokee, some of which are provided in full-text below:
- "Cherokee and Iroquois Parallels." (pdf) Journal of American Folklore. 2, no. 4(January, 1889): 67
- "The Cherokee Ball Play." (pdf) The American Anthropologist. 3, no. 2 (April 1890): 105-132.
- "Cherokee Plant Lore." (pdf) The American Anthropologist. 2, no. 3 (July 1889): 223-4.
- "The Cherokee River Cult." (pdf) The Journal of American Folklore. 8, no. 48 (January-March 1900): 1-10.
- "Evolution in Cherokee Personal Names." (pdf) American Anthropologist 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1889): 61-2
- "Improved Cherokee Alphabets." (pdf) American Anthropologist 5, no. 1 (January 1892): 63-64
- "Myths of the Cherokees." (article pdf) Journal of American Folklore 1, no. 2 (July-Sept. 1888): 97-108
- Myths of the Cherokee (book) (From Hathi Trust)
- "The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee" (from Google books)
