Women / Persons ~ P15324
Nancy Ward
Alternate Names:
- Nanyehi
Gender: Female
Life Dates: c. 1738 - 1822
Types:
- Adventure, physical feat or survival
- American, Native
- Indigenous
Note: Beloved woman of Cherokee tribe; interpreter and ambassador between the Cherokee and English colonists; attempted to establish good relationships with settlers in order to prevent incursion/retaliation against Cherokee tribe