Cherokee Studies

There are a number of options for finding a good topic. Make sure your final choice is something interesting to you--it makes the whole process more fun.

Option 1: Read what the scholars are writing. This will give you topic ideas and show you just how narrow topics can be. Look at the bibliographies, which likely have a selection of primary and secondary sources! Try this journal:

Option 2: Read a popular website. These are wonderful for interesting topic ideas and the brief, easy-to-read articles provide wonderful background information. Try this one:

Option 3: Browse books. Search for a larger topic such as Cherokee in the Library Catalog and sort by date to see interesting new research.

Option 4: Look at some primary sources.  A letter, diary, personal account, newspaper article, or artifact may inspire topic ideas.