Indian Lover: Sam Houston & the Cherokees

Sam Houston was the Father of Texas, but before this incredible man became a United States Senator, before serving as Governor of Texas and congressman in the Texas House of Representatives, before being the first elected President of the Republic of Texas, Major General of the Texas Army, the 34 year old governor of Tennessee and U. S. Congressman from Tennessee, before all of it, a young Sam Houston was the adopted son of Cherokee Chief Oolooteka, and was give the name, "Coloneh" or Raven. For Sam, this bond was to last a lifetime and mark him as an .... Indian Lover.