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Nancy Ward



Nanye-hi ("One Who Goes About"), known in English as Nancy Ward (c. 1738–1822 or 1824) was a ghighua, or "beloved woman" of the Cherokee nation, which meant that she was allowed to sit in councils and to make decisions, along with the other Beloved Women, on pardons.



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