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The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler–Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of American Indians in the United States. It was the centerpiece of what has been often called the " Indian New Deal ".
The first European-American settlers in the middle district of Tennessee called one of the principal trails in the county "Black Fox Trail". They named a large group of springs at what is now Murfreesboro, Tennessee "Black Fox Springs". The community of Black Fox in modern Bradley County, Tennessee and its elementary school are named for him ...
It was named after the historic Great Tellico, an important Cherokee town and cultural center in present-day Tennessee that was one of the largest Cherokee towns ever established. The mostly European-American settlement of Tellico Plains later developed at the site. Indications of Cherokee influence found in and about Tahlequah.
The Indian Rights Association (IRA) was a social activist group dedicated to the well-being and acculturation of Native Americans in the United States. Founded by non-Indians in Philadelphia in 1882, the group was highly influential in American Indian policy through the 1930s and remained an organization until 1994. The organization's initial ...
Hauptman, Laurence M. (November 1983). "The American Indian Federation and the Indian New Deal: A Reinterpretation". Pacific Historical Review. 52 (4): 398. doi:10.2307/3639073. JSTOR 3639073. Rosier, Paul C. (2009). Serving Their Country: American Indian Politics and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century. Harvard University Press. pp. 73ff.
His great uncle, also named John Tipton, was a prominent man in the area. When Tipton was an infant, his uncle's house was besieged by supporters of an effort to create the 14th state in Northeastern Tennessee called the State of Franklin .At the age of 17, Tipton moved to Harrison County , Indiana .
Tennessee Historical Commission marker at the north end of McSween Memorial Bridge in Newport, Tennessee. The sign recalls the location of War Ford, 0.2 miles to the east along the Pigeon River. The ford was an important crossing along the Great Indian Warpath.
Great Hiwassee (Cherokee: ᎠᏴᏩᏏ ᎢᏆᎭ, romanized: Ayvwasi Egwaha) was an important Overhill settlement from the late 17th through the early 19th centuries. It was located on the Hiwassee River in present-day Polk County, Tennessee , on the north bank of the river where modern U.S. Route 411 crosses the river.