George "Corn" Tassel, Utsi'dsata, Cherokee language (Cherokee: Tsalagi, Aniyvwiyaʔi), was known for being illegally tried, convicted, and executed for murder on December 24, 1830, by the State of Georgia. His case became the first Cherokee legal document to support Cherokee sovereignty, and by extension Native American sovereignty in general. As a result of this incident, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the states do not have jurisdiction in Native American territories."George Tassel," Famous Cherokee. AAA Native Arts website, 2008. Website: www.aaanativearts.com/cherokee/famous-cherokee.htm"Pickens County," Roadside Georgia. Golden Ink. 2006. Website: roadsidegeorgia.com/county/pickens
