Patricia Dawson Author & Editor

Rachel Caroline Eaton (Cherokee Nation; 1869–1938) was a historian, educator, and Cherokee intellectual. She graduated from the Cherokee Female Seminary and earned a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1919. She is the author of John Ross and the Cherokee Indians.

Dave Berry worked as a newspaper editor and managing editor for 44 years.

Martha Berry (Cherokee Nation) is Eaton’s grandniece. She is a beadwork artist and was named a “Cherokee National Treasure.” She can be found at www.berrybeadwork.com.

Patricia Dawson (Cherokee Nation), is Eaton’s great-great-great niece. She is Assistant Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College.