ᎦᏅᏏ ᎦᎸᏥ (Ganvsis Gǎlvgisi / Guwisguwi)

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ᎦᏅᏏ ᎦᎸᏥ (Ganvsis Gǎlvgisi / Guwisguwi) is the Cherokee-language name of John Ross, the long-serving 19th-century Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation who led his people through the era of Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ganvsis Gǎlvgisi ⓘ
Guwisguwi ⓘ
John Ross ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Cherokee Nation government ⓘ
United States federal Indian policy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culture Cherokee culture ⓘ
describedBySource Cherokee historical tradition ⓘ
United States historical scholarship ⓘ
ethnicGroup Cherokee ⓘ
familyName Ross ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Principal Chief ⓘ
linked to: Paramount Chief
hasRole national leader ⓘ
negotiator with the United States government ⓘ
languageSpoken Cherokee ⓘ
nameInLanguage Cherokee ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the Cherokee Nation during Indian Removal ⓘ
leadership of the Cherokee Nation during the Trail of Tears ⓘ
longest-serving Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
tribal leader ⓘ
partOf Cherokee Nation ⓘ
politicalMovement defense of Cherokee sovereignty ⓘ
opposition to forced removal of the Cherokee ⓘ
positionHeld Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent 19th-century Cherokee–United States relations ⓘ
Indian Removal ⓘ
Trail of Tears ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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John Ross → nativeName → ᎦᏅᏏ ᎦᎸᏥ (Ganvsis Gǎlvgisi / Guwisguwi) ⓘ