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Ned Christie (December 14, 1852 – November 3, 1892), also known as NeDe WaDe (ᏁᏕᏩᏕ), was a Cherokee statesman. Christie was a member of the executive council in the Cherokee Nation senate, and served as one of three advisers to Principal Chief Dennis Bushyhead.
Ned Christie 's War is a phrase that has been used when referring to the overall confrontation between American lawmen and the Cherokee renegade Ned Christie. After Deputy Marshal Daniel Maples was shot to death in May 1887, Christie was accused of being responsible for the murder, so he fled to a remote area of the Cherokee Nation.
Mar 22, 2022 · Ned Christie was a famous gunslinger and a Cherokee statesman in the Wild West. Christie was a member of the executive council in the Cherokee Nation senate and served as one of three advisers to Principal Chief Dennis Bushyhead. A member of the Keetoowah Society, Christie supported Cherokee sovereignty and tried to resist American encroachment.
Jun 12, 2006 · Ned Christie: Cherokee Outlaw. Unwilling to stand trial for a murder he said he did not commit, Ned Christie stood his ground in his Cherokee homeland and became the most notorious outlaw in Indian Territory. by HistoryNet Staff 6/12/2006. Share This Article.
Jun 1, 2020 · Devon A. Mihesuah critiques the myths and misrepresentations of Ned Christie, a Cherokee accused of killing a federal marshal in 1887. She examines the historical sources, literary adaptations, and popular culture that shaped the image of Christie as an outlaw and a hero.
Ned Christie, American Indian outlaw of Indian Territory (I.T.) and son of Watt Christie, was born on December 14, 1852, in the Cherokee Nation. Serving on the Cherokee National Council for one term, Ned Christie was a blacksmith and gunsmith.
Was Ned Christie, as he has been called, the Indian Territory's greatest outlaw? He was wanted for the slaying of only one man in a time when outlaws killed dozens. And in 1922 a witness to the murder of Deputy Dan Maples came forward to clear Christie of that crime.
