Conocotocko | |
|---|---|
| ᎬᎾᎦᏙᎦ Gvnagadoga | |
| Died | 1760 (1761) |
| Other names | Old Hop, Standing Turkey |
| Title | First Beloved Man |
| Predecessor | Amouskositte |
| Successor | Standing Turkey |
Conocotocko ofChota[a]/ˌkʌnəkəˈtoʊkoʊ/ (Cherokee:ᎬᎾᎦᏙᎦ,romanized: Gvnagadoga, "Standing Turkey"),[2] known inEnglish asOld Hop,[b] was aCherokee elder, serving as theFirst Beloved Man of the Cherokee from 1753 until his death in 1760. Settlers of European ancestry referred to him as Old Hop.[3]
Old Hop was the uncle ofAttakullakulla, better known as Little Carpenter.
Anthropologist and Native American historian Fred Gearing described Old Hop's career:
When Cherokees had differences among themselves, Old Hop had a great capacity to bring them together. Typically, he avoided making decisions himself... He was extremely cool-headed and patient with the more precipitate of the Cherokees around him. In short, Old Hop was the near-perfect embodiment of the Cherokee ideas about proper leadership behavior, that is, unusually circumspect.[4]
| Preceded by | First Beloved Man 1753–1760 | Succeeded by |
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