Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

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The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is a federally recognized Native American tribe and the largest of the three Cherokee tribes, with its own government, services, and jurisdiction primarily in northeastern Oklahoma.

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instanceOf Cherokee tribe
federally recognized Native American tribe
adoptedCurrentConstitution 20th century
alsoKnownAs Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
capital Tahlequah, Oklahoma
country United States of America
currentPrimaryEconomicActivities gaming
government services
health care
hospitality
manufacturing
deputyHeadOfGovernmentTitle Deputy Principal Chief
ethnicGroup Cherokee people
linked to: Cherokee
hasBranchOfGovernment executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
hasConstitution Constitution of the Cherokee Nation
hasGovernmentType tribal government
hasPopulationCharacteristic one of the largest Native American tribes by enrollment
hasSovereigntyStatus domestic dependent nation
tribal sovereignty recognized by the United States
headOfGovernmentTitle Principal Chief
linked to: Chief
historicalPredecessor Cherokee Nation (pre–Removal)
isLargestOf three federally recognized Cherokee tribes
isOneOf three federally recognized Cherokee tribes
jurisdictionArea northeastern Oklahoma
languageUsed Cherokee language
English language
legislativeBody Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
locatedIn Oklahoma
membershipBasis Cherokee ancestry
membershipDocument Dawes Rolls
notableHistoricEvent Trail of Tears
offersService education services
health services
housing services
social services
officialName Cherokee Nation
operates Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Nation Courts
Cherokee Nation Health Services
Cherokee Nation Marshal Service
primaryReligionTradition Cherokee traditional religion
Christianity
recognizedBy United States federal government
regionHistoricallyAssociatedWith Southeastern United States
seatOfGovernment Tahlequah, Oklahoma
treatyWith United States of America
wasRelocatedTo Indian Territory

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Native Americans hasSubgroup Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
eastern Oklahoma hasCulturalRegion Cherokee Nation reservation (portion)
linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Lynn Riggs ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Indigenous peoples of North America hasNotableNation Cherokee Nation
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Hancock (Cherokee leader) ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee County, Kansas namedAfter Cherokee people
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Indian Territory hasPart Cherokee Nation
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Choctaw Nation relatedEthnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia petitioner Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Nation officialName Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
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Cherokee Nation alsoKnownAs Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation legislativeBody Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
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Cherokee Nation operates Cherokee Nation Health Services
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians isPartOf Cherokee Nation (broad ethnic sense)
linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians distinctFrom Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Green Country contains Cherokee Nation reservation
subject linked to: Green Country (informal region)
linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Fort Smith metropolitan area (Oklahoma portion) hasSignificantTribalPresence Cherokee Nation
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Muskogee associatedWithTribes Cherokee Nation
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Tahlequah capitalOf Cherokee Nation
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Tahlequah hasGovernmentBody Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
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Bartlesville hasNearbyNativeNation Cherokee Nation reservation
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Cookson Hills historicallyAssociatedWith Cherokee Nation
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Rollie Lynn Riggs ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Robert Latham Owen ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee language officialStatusIn Cherokee Nation
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Civil War in Indian Territory mainBelligerent Cherokee Nation
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Civil War in Indian Territory involves Cherokee Nation
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Curtis Act of 1898 appliesTo Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Outlet usedBy Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Outlet borderedBy Cherokee Nation proper
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Cherokee Outlet compensationTo Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Outlet governingBodyBeforeCession Cherokee Nation government
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William Penn Adair Rogers ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Constitution of 1827 legalSystemOf Cherokee Nation
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Sequoyah recognizedBy Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee syllabary primaryRegion Cherokee Nation
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Cherokee Phoenix publisher Cherokee Nation
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Five Civilized Tribes member Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
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Five Civilized Tribes modernSuccessorJurisdictions Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
subject linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
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John Ross memberOf Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross
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Cherokee hasSubdivision Cherokee Nation
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Markwayne Mullin ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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Ben Johnson ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation
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William Charles Rogers countryOfCitizenship Cherokee Nation
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William Charles Rogers placeOfBirth Cherokee Nation
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William Charles Rogers residence Cherokee Nation
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Wagoner County formedFrom Cherokee Nation
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Deputy Principal Chief partOf Cherokee Nation government
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Deputy Principal Chief appliesToJurisdiction Cherokee Nation
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Deputy Principal Chief isPoliticalRoleWithin Cherokee Nation
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