User:Sharp-shinned.hawk/sandbox/Jarrett Blythe

Served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee for 24 years.

served as principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee from 1931-1947, 1955-1959, and 1963-1967. In 1940, under Blythe's leadership, the Cherokee tribal council approved a compromise with Congress related to granting right-of-way for the Blue Ridge Parkway through the Qualla Boundary in return for promised construction on U.S. 19, $40,000, and a specific parkway route through Cherokee lands.

Disputed with fellow Cherokee Fred Bauer over the best way to protect Cherokee interests and create a Cherokee tourist industry.