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Article: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month; Descendent of legendary Cherokee chief, NASA Marshall scientist learned history from family stories.
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- November 27, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 November 2001-NASA: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month; Descendent of legendary Cherokee chief, NASA Marshall scientist learned history from family stories (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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A direct descendant of a legendary Cherokee chief, Robbie Hood, an atmospheric scientist and hurricane hunter at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Ala., learned Native American history the old-fashioned way -- from stories passed down generation to generation.
"My mom was the first to tell me about the Trail of Tears," Hood said of the Cherokee's forced relocation from the Southeastern United States ...