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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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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Cookson Hills withinReservation Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)