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

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