Attacullaculla of Chota-Tenase, Principal Chief of the Cherokee, (ca. &#;ca. ), also known as Little Carpenter, was a leading chief of the Cherokee Indians from to around He was known to the British as the "Prince of Chote-Tenase", or Prince of Chota, because his grandfather, Moytoy of Chota, had been the chief of the capital city, Chota-Tanasi. His name is also spelled Attakullakulla. His son was Dragging Canoe.
According to James Mooney, his Cherokee name was "Ata'-gul-kalu", which could be translated "leaning wood", from "ata" meaning "wood", and "gulkalu", a verb that implies something long and unsupported, leaning against some other object. His name "Little Carpenter" came from a maternal ancestor, Thomas Pasmere Carpenter, and Englishman of Norman descent.
Family tradition maintains that he was born on Seivers Island (near Chota) around to Nancy Moytoy (eldest daughter of Moytoy I b. ) and her husband Moytoy IV. Moytoy IV was an Algonquin named White Owl Raven Carpenter (also called Raven of Chota) who had been adopted by Moytoy II (Trader Tom Carpenter). He married Nionne Ollie, who was the daughter of his cousin Oconostota (the marriage was permissible because they
Also known as Little Carpenter, he was an influential leader of the Cherokees in the mids.
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Cherokee leader, diplomat. Born on the Big Island of the French Broad River, Attakulla Kulla’s birth year is unknown, but biographers place it between and Also known as Little Carpenter, he was an influential leader of the Cherokees in the mids. As a diplomat, he worked to advance the causes of the Overhill Cherokees of eastern Tennessee, especially in the area of trade problems.
In the spring of , Attakulla Kulla was part of a delegation of Cherokees taken to London to cement a recent allegiance to King George II. Although Attakulla Kulla never forgot this trip, his loyalties to his people superseded those to Britain. Around he visited the Shawnees of Ohio and the Senecas of New York, two nations allied with the French. He returned with stories that the Carolina government was trying to encourage the Catawbas and Creeks to fight the Cherokees. The arrival of northern tribes plus the circulation of these stories prompted the people of the Lower Towns to acts of violence against the white traders among them. The Carolina government responded with a trade embargo agai
NATIVE NAME: Okoonaka Attakullakulla
ENGLISH NAME: Little Carpenter
ALTERNATE NAMES: Ata'-gul-kalu, Captain Owean Nakan, Leaning Wood, Little Corn Planter, The Civil Chief, The Peace Chief, or White Chief; Chuconnunta, Clogoittah, Prince of Chota; Tathatowe, Tiftowe Truconita, Tommy, Tommy of Tenase; Ukwaneequa and The White Owl. There may be others.
ALTERNATE SPELLINGS: Attakullakulia, Attacullaculla, Attakullaculla, Chugonanta, Chukenata; Occounaco, Ouconaco, Onacona, Ookanaska, Ookeeneka, Oukahakah, Oukounaka
MEANING OF NAMES:
- Chuconnunta - Warrior
- Okoonaka or Onacona - White Owl
- Little Carpenter - He was called The Little Carpenter by the British, because he was small in stature (just a little over 5 foot tall), but astute in negotiating treaties to benefit his people.
- Leaning Wood - from Atagulkalu. Ata, meaning wood, and galkalu, meaning something or someone leaning.
RESIDENCE: According to his s
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Ask some non-Cherokees to name some prominent historical Cherokee leaders and there are three names which frequently come up: (1) John Ross, the chief who led the Cherokee during the first half of the nineteenth century, (2) Sequoia, the genius who created Cherokee writing, and (3) Wilma Mankiller, the well-known twentieth century chief. There are, however, many other prominent Cherokee historical figures and there were powerful chiefs before John Ross. One of these was Attakullakulla.
Attakullakulla was born into a prominent Cherokee family. During his youth he was trained by the elders to assume a position of responsibility. As an adult he became well-known for skills at oratory, diplomacy, and negotiation.
In , Attakullakulla was among the Cherokee leaders who were taken to England to meet with King George. At that time, he was the head warrior of Tassatchee and was known by the name of Oukah Ulah (also spelled Ookounaka and Oukandekah). The English, blissfully unaware of Cherokee government, simply assumed that he was the &#;King&#; of the Cherokees.
Upon meeting King George, the Cherokee presented him with a number of gifts, includi
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