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In 2002, Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas,
graduated the last class known as the Cherokees. Subsequently, the school changed the mascot name to the "Hurricanes." Many
alumni did not agree with this change, pointing to Sam Houston's life for why the Cherokee name was appropriate and should
not have been offensive to anyone who was aware of his history. He lived with the Cherokees both in Tennessee and Oklahoma/Arkansas,
was a member of the Cherokee Nation, had a Cherokee name ('Colonneh', or the Raven), served as a representative of the Cherokee
Nation in Washington DC, and had a Cherokee wife at one time.
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This miniature showing Sam Houston in Cherokee garb
was painted in Washington, D.C. in 1830. It depicts him as an ambassador for the Cherokee nation.
Click here for more info.
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The links listed below point to various web site with
more online information about Sam Houston, the boy, the Governor, and the man. One point of interest, Sam Houston is the
only man to leave office as Governor during his tenure in two states — Tennessee and Texas. Read about
it below:
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