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What the Cherokee Told James Mooney About the Little People of Rock Ledges Documented in the 1880s

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What did the Cherokee tell ethnographer James Mooney about the mysterious Little People said to inhabit the remote rock ledges of the Appalachian Mountains? 🏔️ In the 1880s, Mooney documented Cherokee traditions, beliefs, and oral histories that preserved stories of strange beings living beyond the ordinary world.

This video explores the fascinating accounts surrounding the Cherokee Little People, their connection to isolated rock formations, ancient Appalachian folklore, and the stories passed down through generations. 📜 From hidden mountain places to encounters with mysterious inhabitants, these traditions offer a haunting glimpse into a world remembered through Cherokee oral history.

Discover the historical context behind James Mooney’s research, the Cherokee legends of the Little People, and the enduring mystery surrounding the rock ledges of the Southern Appalachians. 🌲 What were these beings believed to be, and why did these stories survive for so many generations?

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20 Comments

@BuriedCenturyYT Creator 1 month ago (edited) Pinned

📕 Four books, 207 pages, 175 documented entries — every claim sourced so you can check it yourself: https://tartariaarchives.com/

@patriciajrs46 1 month ago (edited)

As I have said many times, we have been lied to!! They have lied to us for over 300 years!! We are still being lied to!!! Every day!!

@Obscure_Chronicle 1 month ago

It’s humbling to realize how many generations came before us

@marilynmitchell2712 1 month ago

Little people are quite real; no doubt at all.

@sheriwright5411 2 weeks ago

I saw one as a child ,around 10. We lived in a very small farm community,in northern Illinois. It was summer, our windows wide open. It was sitting on the end of my bed. He had his back to me. He turned and looked at me. He looked like a troll. I pinched my cheek to make sure i was awake. I was so terrified i couldnt scream i pulled the covers over my head. After awhile, i peeked. It was gone. I told my mom about it in the morning. She blew me off,said it was a dream. It wasnt a dream. I also saw a shadow person when i was 5.i did go beat on my parents door. Mom came in my room. She said it was a dream. Im 70 and i remember it vividly. Ive seen cryptids,ghosts,ufo's , etc etc. All my life.

@swordoffire-g7j4q 1 month ago

There are giants. Why wouldn't there be little people?

@gloriapatterson2589 2 weeks ago

I knew about the Little People when I was just a little girl. Little kids know things.

@Jparker60 2 weeks ago

Thete are so many very old maps that show the United States from East to West full of Villages and Towns!

@yomo159 2 weeks ago

They were here on/in my mountain in my remote county, Lincoln County WV. The evidence of them in sculpted and erected stone is everywhere.

@stephenwilliams4521 1 month ago

I have a neighbor and he is only like 3 ft 7 in tall, I'll ask him what he knows.

@PhilL-w4l 23 hours ago

It doesnt matter what officials or academics think. It only matters what the people know.

@maryjaneanden86 1 month ago

My mother in-law was Mandan Native American from North Dakota Three Affiliated
Tribes and she used to tell me about the Little People up in the Hills. Very scary
stories and they definitely didn’t go up there at night.

@jjkk8974 2 weeks ago (edited)

The Native Americans told me if they go out to pick some water at night they are very careful abt the little ppl. If they notice there is one of them there, they step back n wait until the little ppl leave. They told me we should respect them, as they were there long before the native tribes. They also told me about other beings that live underground n sometimes they can be seen coming out of the ground at night. They too, should be respected a lot. Years later I learned about many other beings/ppl who live underground, under waters, under icebergs, n in parts of earth that we still haven't discovered. These so called aliens or better to call them different beings, usually more advanced than us above the earth have been here for many changes that the earth has gone through. Mind you, the earth itself has gone through many changes, parts n pieces moved from places to other places, all over. In some ancient cultures they have saying like: " little ppl have the rest of them under ground" meaning they are much more than what you see, more intelligent, clever, knowledgable, smart, capable, etc...

@stephenwilliams4521 1 month ago

That's still happens here in East Tennessee, people are taken into the woods and they never come back.

@tammyburman830 5 days ago

When I was a kid and we went to the reservation to visit family the elders said we belong here because we came up from the ground . They said there were caves that they lived in until it was time to come out. This is the first time I'm hearing this tale and these little people that live in the caves.

@jamesneubauer3090 2 weeks ago

I enjoyed this video. So many secrets and history kept from us.

@RadovanCvijetic 1 month ago

Let me guess the Smithsonian Institution has covered it all….

@HON1ful 2 weeks ago

More and more I realuze how much we have been lied to....why are they so afraid of us knowing the truth?

@marilynmitchell2712 1 month ago

The Cherokee should be taught about this history.

@ChgoKurt 1 day ago

Vikings came in from underneath the firmament. Brought Dwarfs with skills they smelted steel in caves using battery technology to create Thor hammer, Neptune's Trident and Oden' s guided spear. (Using superior high powered energy weapons for the era)