The Case of the Wild Onions: The Impact of Ramps on Cherokee Rights

An article from Southern Cultures 18:2, Summer 2012: The Special Issue on Food

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book The Case of the Wild Onions: The Impact of Ramps on Cherokee Rights by Courtney Lewis, The University of North Carolina Press
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Author: Courtney Lewis ISBN: 9781469600369
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Courtney Lewis
ISBN: 9781469600369
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Finally, the defendant was called to testify. The air went from lighthearted post-lunch chatting to dour and intense. Judging from the sudden solemnity, one might have imagined that this trial was for drug trafficking or a violent crime. But it was about something that had much more profound implications: picking plants—specifically, wild onions."

This article appears in the Summer 2012 issue of Southern Cultures. The full issue is also available as an ebook.

Southern Cultures is published quarterly (spring, summer, fall, winter) by the University of North Carolina Press. The journal is sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for the Study of the American South.

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Finally, the defendant was called to testify. The air went from lighthearted post-lunch chatting to dour and intense. Judging from the sudden solemnity, one might have imagined that this trial was for drug trafficking or a violent crime. But it was about something that had much more profound implications: picking plants—specifically, wild onions."

This article appears in the Summer 2012 issue of Southern Cultures. The full issue is also available as an ebook.

Southern Cultures is published quarterly (spring, summer, fall, winter) by the University of North Carolina Press. The journal is sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for the Study of the American South.

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