Attacullaculla of Chota-Tenase, Principal Chief of the Cherokee, (ca. 1708–ca. 1777), also known as Little Carpenter, was a leading chief of the Cherokee Indians from 1761 to around 1775. 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. For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... Prince of Chota is a courtesy title given to male members of the Cherokee Chota-Tanasi line of eighteenth-century chiefs, particularly referring to Attakullakulla, grandson of Moytoy II, Emperor of the Cherokees, who was referred to as the Prince of Chote-Tenase (Chota-Tanasi). ... Amatoya Moytoy of Chota was a Cherokee town chief of the early eighteenth century, Moytoy I is also called Amatoya Moytoy, Moytoy of Chota, and Moytoy the Elder. ... Chota was a Cherokee town on the outskirts of Tanasi near present-day Vonore, Tennessee. ... Tanasi was the informal capital of the Cherokee nation in the 18th century. ... Dragging Canoe (1730? – 1792) was an American Indian war leader who led a dissident band of young Cherokees against the United States in the American Revolutionary War. ...

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 1708 to Nancy Moytoy (eldest daughter of Moytoy I b. 1683) 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 were of different clans; he was Wolf Clan and she was Paint Clan). Among their children were Dragging Canoe and Dutsi, through whom Major Ridge and David Watie were grandchildren of Attacullaculla. Amatoya Moytoy of Chota was a Cherokee town chief of the early eighteenth century, Moytoy I is also called Amatoya Moytoy, Moytoy of Chota, and Moytoy the Elder. ... Moytoy Pigeon of Tellico, Principal Chief and Emperor of the Cherokee was the leading Chief of the Cherokee tribe from April 3, 1730 to 1760. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Stalking Turkey. ... This portrait of Major Ridge was painted by Charles Bird King in 1834. ...

He was a member of the Cherokee delegation that traveled to England in 1730. In 1736, he rejected the advances of the French, who sent emissaries to the Overhill Cherokees. Three or four years later, he was captured by the Ottowas, allies of the French, who held him captive in Canada until 1748. Upon his return, he became one of the Cherokees' leading diplomats and an adviser to the Beloved Man of Chota. In May 1759, following a series of attacks by settlers and Cherokees against each other, Attacullaculla joined a delegation that went to Charleston to try to negotiate with South Carolina authorities. Governor William Henry Lyttleton seized the delegates as hostages until the Cherokees responsible for killing white settlers were surrendered. Having raised an expeditionary force, Lyttleton set out for Fort Prince George with the hostages in tow and arrived with 1700 men on December 9, 1759. Though freed soon after, Attacullaculla returned to Fort Prince George to negotiate for peace, but his efforts were thwarted by the more hawkish Oconostota. The Cherokees gave up two individuals and negotiated the release of a few hostages including Oconostota, who soon after lured Lt. Richard Coytmore out of the fort, waving a bridle over his head, and incited Cherokee warriors hiding in the woods to fire upon and kill Coytmore; white soldiers inside the fort then proceeded to murder all the Cherokees inside, and hostilities continued between the Cherokees and Anglo-Americans. The Little Tennessee River, looking south from the Tellico Blockhouse The term Overhill Cherokee refers to the former Cherokee settlements located in what is now Tennessee in the Southeastern United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83... Blah ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

His death is believed to have occurred either in 1775 or 1777, after which he was succeeded by his cousin, Oconostota (who was also his father-in-law). Attacullaculla did not use the European title "Emperor of the Cherokees" that his uncles had.

See also

• Anglo-Cherokee War
• Prince of Chota

The Anglo-Cherokee War (1759–1761), also known as the Cherokee War, the Cherokee Uprising, the Cherokee Rebellion, was a conflict between British forces in North America and Cherokee Indians during the French and Indian War. ... Prince of Chota is a courtesy title given to male members of the Cherokee Chota-Tanasi line of eighteenth-century chiefs, particularly referring to Attakullakulla, grandson of Moytoy II, Emperor of the Cherokees, who was referred to as the Prince of Chote-Tenase (Chota-Tanasi). ... Moytoy Pigeon of Tellico, Principal Chief and Emperor of the Cherokee was the leading Chief of the Cherokee tribe from April 3, 1730 to 1760. ... Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation is the title of the chief executive of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Stalking Turkey. ...

References

• Litton, Gaston L. "The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation", Chronicles of Oklahoma 15:3 (September 1937), 253-270 (retrieved August 18, 2006).
• Entry from the Tennessee Encylcopedia
• Mooney, James. "Myths of the Cherokee" (1900, reprint 1995).
• Kelly, James C. "Notable Persons in Cherokee History: Attakullakulla." Journal of Cherokee Studies 3:1 (Winter 1978), 2-34.