Attakulla Kulla | South Carolina Public Radio

"A" is for Attakulla Kulla. Cherokee Leader. Diplomat. Attakull Kulla, also known as Little Carpenter was an influential leader of the Cherokees in the midd-1700s. As a diplomat, he worked to advance the causes of the Overhill Cherokees of eastern Tennessee, especially in the area of trade problems. In the spring of 1730, he was part of a delegation of Cherokees taken to London to cement a recent allegiance to King George II. In a 1757 meeting with Governor James Glen, Attakulla Kulla requested that South Carolina build a chain of forts in the backcountry—these, he hoped would stop trade irregularities and eliminate the presence of French allies among the Indians. During the Revolutionary War, both the British and Americans attempted unsuccessfully to woo the elderly and respected Attakulla Kulla to join the fight on their side.