Cherokee

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The Cherokee are a Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, known for their complex social and political organization, rich oral traditions, and significant role in early American history, including the Trail of Tears.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Cherokee canonical 55
Cherokee people 19
Cherokee (initially) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
alliedWith Confederate forces (part of the nation)
Union forces (part of the nation)
culturalRegion Southeastern Woodlands
estimatedDeathsDuringTrailOfTears Thousands of people
ethnicGroupOf United States
experienced Forced relocation in the 1830s
federallyRecognizedTribeIn United States
forcedRemovalDestination Indian Territory
Present-day Oklahoma
governmentType Written constitution
hasCulturalSymbol Council house
Seven-pointed star
hasOralTradition Clan stories
Myths and legends
hasSubdivision Cherokee Nation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
historicalCapital Chota
New Echota
historicalEvent Trail of Tears
historicallyKnownFor Agricultural practices
Complex political organization
Rich oral traditions
language Cherokee language
languageFamily Iroquoian languages
legalCase Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
notableLeader John Ross
Major Ridge
Stand Watie
Wilma Mankiller
originallyFrom Southeastern United States
participatedIn American Civil War
populationCenter Great Smoky Mountains region
North Carolina
Oklahoma
practices Stomp dance
recognizedAs Sovereign tribal nation
signedTreaty Treaty of New Echota
socialOrganization Clan system
traditionalCrop Beans
Corn
Squash
traditionalDescentSystem Matrilineal
traditionalReligion Cherokee traditional religion
traditionalSettlementType Town-based communities
traditionalTerritory Appalachian Mountains region
Present-day Alabama
Present-day Georgia
linked to: present-day Georgia

Present-day North Carolina
Present-day South Carolina
linked to: South Carolina

Present-day Tennessee
uses Stickball as traditional game
wasSubjectOf Indian Removal Act of 1830
writingSystem Cherokee syllabary
writingSystemCreator Sequoyah

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Referenced by (77)

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Oologah, Indian Territory, United States associatedWithEthnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee National Forest namedAfter Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Iroquoian languages historicallySpokenBy Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee Nation ethnicGroup Cherokee people
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Cherokee
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Tahlequah ethnicGroup Cherokee
The Cherokee Night ethnicFocus Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cookson Hills culturalRegionOf Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee County, Georgia namedAfter Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Piedmont region of Georgia historicallyInhabitedBy Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Ko-Ko basedOn Cherokee
Indigenous peoples of the Americas includesEthnicGroup Cherokee
Cherokee County, Iowa namedAfter Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee language ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee language hasDialect Overhill (Western) Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee language namedAfter Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Tennessee frontier involves Chickamauga Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee
Little Tennessee River hasCulturalSignificanceFor Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee, Kansas hasName Cherokee
Thomas King ethnicGroup Cherokee
Diane Glancy hasEthnicity Cherokee
Cherokee Outlet ethnicGroupAssociated Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Tiana Rogers ethnicity Cherokee
French and Indian War belligerent Cherokee (initially)
linked to: Cherokee
Chota usedBy Cherokee
Chota ethnicGroup Cherokee
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
John Ross ethnicity Cherokee
Major Ridge ethnicity Cherokee
Sequoyah ethnicity Cherokee
Sequoyah nationality Cherokee
Cherokee syllabary primaryUserGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
Cherokee Phoenix language Cherokee
Cherokee Phoenix ethnicGroupServed Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
John Ross ethnicity Cherokee
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
Treaty of Holston ethnicGroupParty Cherokee
subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
John Ridge ethnicity Cherokee
Natchez migratedTo Cherokee
Ray Noble notableWork Cherokee
Ray Noble notableSong Cherokee
Nolichucky River nameLanguage Cherokee
subject linked to: Nolichucky River (nearby)
Cherokee lands within the State of Georgia traditionalTerritoryOf Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee