Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)

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The Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) is the federally recognized tribal jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma, encompassing numerous communities and lands historically associated with the Cherokee people.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American reservation ⓘ
federally recognized tribal area ⓘ
tribal jurisdictional area ⓘ
administeredBy Cherokee Nation ⓘ
borderedBy Chickasaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) ⓘ
Choctaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) ⓘ
Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) ⓘ
Osage Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) ⓘ
Quapaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) ⓘ
contains Adair County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Cherokee County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Craig County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Delaware County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Mayes County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
McIntosh County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Muskogee County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Nowata County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Ottawa County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Rogers County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Tahlequah, Oklahoma ⓘ
Wagoner County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
Washington County, Oklahoma (part) ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ethnicGroup Cherokee people ⓘ
executiveHead Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
governingBody Cherokee Nation Tribal Council ⓘ
hasCapital Tahlequah, Oklahoma ⓘ
hasGovernmentType tribal government jurisdiction ⓘ
hasJudicialAuthority Cherokee Nation courts ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Cherokee Nation citizens within its territory ⓘ
hasTypeOfSovereignty limited tribal sovereignty under U.S. law ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Trail of Tears ⓘ
legalStatus federally recognized reservation ⓘ
locatedIn Oklahoma ⓘ
northeastern Oklahoma ⓘ
namedAfter Cherokee Nation ⓘ
officialLanguage Cherokee language ⓘ
English ⓘ
partOf Cherokee historical homeland in Indian Territory ⓘ
Indian Country (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Indian Country
reaffirmedAsReservationIn McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) ⓘ
linked to: McGirt v. Oklahoma
recognizedAsReservationBy United States Supreme Court ⓘ
recognizedBy United States federal government ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor delivery of tribal services ⓘ
exercise of tribal jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters ⓘ
tribal governance ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Cookson Hills → withinReservation → Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) ⓘ
Stand Watie → deathPlace → Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
Gregg Wadley College of Science & Health Professions → regionServed → Cherokee Nation area ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
Cherokee Nation Constitution → jurisdiction → Cherokee Nation tribal lands ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
Cherokee Nation Cultural and Tourism Department → jurisdiction → Cherokee Nation tribal lands ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)