User:Sharp-shinned.hawk/sandbox/Jarrett Blythe
Served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee for 24 years.[1]
served as principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee from 1931-1947, 1955-1959, and 1963-1967. [2] In 1940, under Blythe's leadership, the Cherokee tribal council approved a compromise with Congress related to granting right-of-way for the Blue Ridge Parkway through the Qualla Boundary in return for promised construction on U.S. 19, $40,000, and a specific parkway route through Cherokee lands.[3]
Disputed with fellow Cherokee Fred Bauer over the best way to protect Cherokee interests and create a Cherokee tourist industry.[3]
Mitchell, Anne (1997). "Culture, History, and Development on the Qualla Boundary". Appalachian Journal. 24 (2): 144–191. JSTOR 40933835. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Mitchell 1997.
- ^ "George Family". Hunter Library Digital Collection. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b Mitchell 1997, p. 169.