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When the Cherokee War of 1776 erupted, it collided head-on with the opening chapters of the American Revolution—turning the southern frontier into a battleground of competing visions for freedom, land and survival. As Cherokee warriors launched coordinated resistance against encroaching settlers in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia—often in alignment with British strategy—the conflict revealed a powerful and often overlooked truth: the fight for independence in America meant very different things to different people.

Join historian Dr. David Narrett for a compelling exploration of this dramatic moment in history and the larger story of the Cherokee people’s resilience, resistance and adaptation. Drawing from his book The Cherokees: In War and at Peace, Narrett brings to life the voices, choices, and consequences that shaped a nation—and the Native communities who fought to defend their own independence within it.