Nanyehi (Cherokee: ᎾᏅᏰᎯ: "One who goes about"), known in English as Nancy Ward (c. 1738 – 1822 or 1824), was a Beloved Woman and political leader of the Cherokee. She advocated for peaceful coexistence with European Americans and, late in life, spoke out for Cherokee retention of tribal lands. She is credited with the introduction of dairy products to the Cherokee economy. Life Nanyehi was born c. 1738 in the Cherokee capital, Chota (Cherokee: "City of Refuge"). Today it is within Monroe County, on the southeastern border of Tennessee. Her mother, the sister of Attakullakulla, was a member of the Wolf Clan. (Note: Though her mother is often referred to as "Tame Doe", the name has no historical sources. It is associated with an 1895 novel about Ward by E. Sterling King.) According to Nanyehi's descendant John Walker "Jack" Hildebrand, her father was "Fivekiller", a member of the Lenape (Delaware) tribe. Some Lenape had migrated west across the Appalachian Mountains, far from their traditional mid-Atlantic coastal territories. In her teens, Nanyehi married Tsu-la (Cherokee: Kingfisher). According to historian Emmet Starr, he was a member of the Deer Clan. By the time she was 17, Nanyehi and Kingfisher had two children, Catherine Ka-Ti Walker and Littlefellow Hiskyteehee Fivekiller. In the 1755 Battle of Taliwa, when the Cherokee fought their traditional enemy, the Muscogee people (Creek), Nanyehi accompanied her husband to the field, located in what is now northern Georgia. She chewed his bullets before he loaded his gun, so that the jagged edges would inflict more damage. After Kingfisher was killed in this battle, Nanyehi picked up her husband's rifle and led the Cherokee to victory. Beloved Woman For her actions, the Cherokee awarded her the title of Ghigau (Cherokee: Beloved Woman), and made her the only female voting member of the Cherokee General Council. She was also named the leader of the Women's Council of Clan Representatives, which authorized her to become an ambassador and negotiator for her people. Marriage to Bryant Ward In the late 1750s, Nanyehi married again, to Irish trader Bryant Ward. She became known as Nancy, an anglicized version of her name. The couple had a daughter together, Elizabeth "Betsy" Ward. (She later married General Joseph Martin). Bryant Ward eventually returned to his base in South Carolina and his first wife, a woman of European descent. He had already been married to her when he married