... Indians hunted the deer population of the southeast in order to use the skins as bartering items. The deer population steadily decreased almost to the point of endangerment (121). Following the European explorers, missionaries saw the "uncivilized" Cherokee nation as an opportunity to spread Christianity. After the American Revolution, the Cherokees, aided by Return J. Meigs, adopted many "white man's ways." With the introduction of the loom and spinning wheels into the Cherokee culture, the role of women gradually ... attending missionary boarding schools where they learned to read and...

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