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 (6)

Label Occurrences
Cherokee canonical 146
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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (169)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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