Everetts depiction of the Texas Cherokees experiences fully supported the thesis presented. The thesis was clearly stated in the preface and the use of specific examples helped to strongly support it as portrayed below. The arguments were followed with supporting statements as portrayed below as well. Everett presents us with a fair, two sided account of the confrontations between the Texas Cherokees and the European settlers.

One component of the thesis Everett relates to the Cherokees caught between white settlers pushing westward and resistance from other tribes to the east. Everett

In our course we have discussed the means in which white settlers "exploited North American Indian tribes and forced them westward" (Callahan 4-19-99)

Everett's " The Texas Cherokees," A People Between Two Fires, relates to a theme in this class. One of the larger themes in this class deals with the interactions between the West and non-Western peoples and the book is a perfect example of the confrontations experienced between the Cherokees being non-Western people and Europeans being West people. Europeans came to the New World with ideas of enlightonment and spreading Christainity. They considered all natives to be savages and treated them likewise. For example, Everett implied that the treaty of 1836 would have strengthened relations between the Texas Cherokees and the republic (83), however Texas reneged on the 1836 treaty. (89) Reneging on this treaty demonstrates the moral of the Europeans. The powerful land owners who made all political decisions were sure not to give any group a feeling of equality between them. Natives had no power

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Approximate Word count = 710
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)