Cherokee Nation (historical)

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The historical Cherokee Nation was a sovereign Native American nation in the southeastern United States whose ancestral lands, rich in resources like gold, became the focus of intense settler encroachment and ultimately led to forced removal along the Trail of Tears.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous polity
sovereign Native American nation
ancestralTerritory Appalachian Mountains region
southern Appalachians
associatedWithEvent Trail of Tears
capital Chota
Echota
linked to: New Echota

New Echota
causeOfConflict gold discoveries on Cherokee land
settler encroachment on Cherokee lands
conflictWith State of Georgia
United States government
United States settlers
continent North America
culturalRegion Southeastern Woodlands
deathTollEstimate approximately 4,000 Cherokee during Trail of Tears
describedAs domestic dependent nation by U.S. Supreme Court
developed Cherokee syllabary
economy agriculture
hunting and fishing
trade with European Americans
ethnicGroup Cherokee people
event Georgia Gold Rush
forcedRemoval Trail of Tears
governmentType constitutional republic
hasLegalDocument Cherokee Constitution of 1827
hasNewspaper Cherokee Phoenix
headOfGovernment Principal Chief
linked to: Chief
language Cherokee language
languageFamily Iroquoian languages
legalCase Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
locatedIn present-day Alabama
present-day Georgia
present-day North Carolina
present-day South Carolina
present-day Tennessee
southeastern United States
notableLeader Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)
linked to: Elias Boudinot

John Ridge
John Ross
Major Ridge
Sequoyah
populationAffectedByRemoval thousands of Cherokee people
recognizedBy United States government (early 19th century)
religion traditional Cherokee religion
removalPeriod 1830s
significantTreaty Treaty of Holston (1791)
Treaty of Hopewell (1785)
linked to: Treaty of Hopewell

Treaty of New Echota (1835)
successor Cherokee Nation (in Indian Territory/Oklahoma)
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
treatyWith United States of America

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Georgia Gold Rush significantRegion Cherokee Nation (historical)
Georgia Gold Rush affectedEthnicGroup Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Indian Removal policy of the United States affectedGroup Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Will Rogers ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Native Americans hasSubgroup Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Sam Houston associatedWith Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Lynn Riggs hasWorkSubject Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Hancock (Cherokee leader) ethnicity Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Yamasee War mainBelligerent Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Indian Territory ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Nation (historical) ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Nation (historical) successor Cherokee Nation (in Indian Territory/Oklahoma)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Trail of Tears appliesToEthnicGroup Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Trail of Tears opposedBy Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Worcester v. Georgia holding The Cherokee Nation is a distinct community with self-government in which the laws of Georgia can have no force
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Worcester v. Georgia involvedTribe Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Oologah, Indian Territory, United States partOf Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Nation historicalPredecessor Cherokee Nation (pre–Removal)
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Bartlesville locatedInFormerTerritory Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Claremore, Oklahoma Territory, United States partOf Cherokee Nation (historical)
Fort Payne locatedIn Cherokee homeland (historical)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Tennessee frontier involves Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of Hopewell signatory Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Ninety Six District, South Carolina borderedBy Cherokee lands (historical)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
William Penn Adair Rogers placeOfBirth Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
New Echota capitalOf Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
New Echota foundedBy Cherokee National Council
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 appliesTo Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 country Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 establishedOffice National Council of the Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 adoptionPlace Cherokee Nation east of the Mississippi River
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
John Ross nationality Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
John Ross associatedWith Cherokee Nation East
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
John Ross associatedWith Cherokee Nation West
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Major Ridge countryOfCitizenship Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Major Ridge ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation (Eastern)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Major Ridge residence Cherokee Nation, Georgia
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Sequoyah ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Cherokee Phoenix placeOfPublication Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of New Echota countryParty Cherokee Nation (faction)
subject linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of New Echota affectedGroup Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of New Echota affectedGroup Cherokee people east of the Mississippi River
subject linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
John Ross led Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail associatedPeople Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of Holston signatory Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of Holston party Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Treaty of Holston requiredFrom Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Treaty of Holston (1791)
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Samuel A. Worcester ethnicGroupServed Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
Samuel A. Worcester placeOfActivity Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)
John Ridge residence Cherokee Nation, Georgia
linked to: Cherokee Nation (historical)