Serving the Nation - Cherokee Sovereignty and Social Welfare, 1800-1907
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by Julie L. Reed;
Julie L. Reed is assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee. She has done extensive research on the subject of the Cherokee Nation's ability to meet the social welfare needs of their kin and communities, such as care and education for orphans, the mentally ill, the incarcerated, the sick and the poor. "Work coordinated for the social good, was at the heart of this system". The Cherokee Nation asserted its right to build institutions administered by their own people, even though enduring Removal and War. This book explores that history and social welfare policy and services. 344 pages, photos and index. Hardcover. Published April 2016.
Julie L. Reed is assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee. She has done extensive research on the subject of the Cherokee Nation's ability to meet the social welfare needs of their kin and communities, such as care and education for orphans, the mentally ill, the incarcerated, the sick and the poor. "Work coordinated for the social good, was at the heart of this system". The Cherokee Nation asserted its right to build institutions administered by their own people, even though enduring Removal and War. This book explores that history and social welfare policy and services. 344 pages, photos and index. Hardcover. Published April 2016.
