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A Poem by John Ridge
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John Ridge wrote the following poem when he was 16 years of age. As was his concern in the poem, his own life was very brief. He was assassinated June 22, 1839 for supporting the Treaty of New Echota.
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A Poem by John Howard Payne
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John Howard Payne, author of "Home Sweet Home" penned this piece for his friends the Cherokee, whom he lived with and documented in his writings.
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A Poem from the Female Seminary
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An 1895 graduate writes this Victorian-era poem.
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The Snake and the Rabbit (na inada ale na tsisdu)
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Written and submitted to The Messenger by Jason Kingfisher, age 11 (at the time of writing).
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9-11
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Submitted by Amee Gann, Lowrey School, for the Cherokee Youth Writing Contest, sponsored by The Messenger.
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Awakening
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Submitted to The Messenger by Holly Johnson, Lowrey School.
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The Rising
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First Place in the 2001 Messenger Cherokee Youth Writing Contest, by Stevi Case, Grove Middle School.
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Burdens
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Written and submitted by Choogie Kingfisher.
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Profit and Loss
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By Maggie Culver Frye, original enrollee and Oklahoma Poet Laureate before her death
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Love Poem
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A beautiful poem by original enrollee Maggie Culver Fry, who served as Oklahoma Poet Laureate until her recent death.
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Cherokee January
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A tribute to the cold time. . . written by Maggie Culver Fry, original enrollee.
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First Place Youth Writing Contest 2003
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Written by Kaila Tehee, a third grader at Belfonte School, this entry was chosen for first place because of her use of the Cherokee language (each place you see phonetics, she hand wrote the Sequoyah syllabary), and for her choosing a hero who has inspired her to carry on the Cherokee language. Congratulations, Kaila!!!
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Second Place, Youth Writing Contest 2003
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Written by Steve Case, an eighth grader at Grove Middle School, this entry was one of the most creative ones yet! Good job, Stevi!
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Third Place Youth Writing Contest
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Josiah Henry, an eigth grader from Sequoyah Public Schools in Claremore, sent this for his entry in this year's theme, "My Cherokee Hero."
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Honorable Mention
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Honorable Mention recipients received a nice certificate from Chief Chad Smith, and their entries published here. The children who entered the contest wrote out their "Cherokee Hero," and range from third to eighth grade.
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2003 Youth Writing Contest
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Over 35 children entered this year's contest, writing about their Cherokee Hero.
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