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*'''1828:''' Georgia held a lottery for Cherokee lands.  
*'''1828:''' Georgia held a lottery for Cherokee lands.  
*'''1828:''' ''Cherokee Phoenix,'' a bilingual newspaper, contained columns in both English and Cherokee. Editor -- Elias Boudinot  
*'''1828:''' ''Cherokee Phoenix,'' a bilingual newspaper, contained columns in both English and Cherokee. Editor -- Elias Boudinot  
*'''December 1835:''' Treaty of New Echota, traded Cherokee lands in the southeast for land in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
*'''December 1835:''' Treaty of New Echota, traded Cherokee lands in the southeast for land in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)  
*'''1838: '''First Group; Start of Trail of Tears, 800-mile journey; 1838-39 - Second group; 4,000 Cherokees died  
*'''1838: '''First Group; Start of Trail of Tears, 800-mile journey; 1838-39 - Second group; 4,000 Cherokees died  
*'''1861:''' Beginning of the Civil War. A treaty was signed between the Cherokee Nation and the Confederate government.  
*'''1861:''' Beginning of the Civil War. A treaty was signed between the Cherokee Nation and the Confederate government.  
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*'''1889:'''  Unassigned lands in Indian Territory were opened to white settlers. (Oklahoma Land Rush)  
*'''1889:'''  Unassigned lands in Indian Territory were opened to white settlers. (Oklahoma Land Rush)  
*'''1893:''' Cherokee outlet was opened for white settlers.  
*'''1893:''' Cherokee outlet was opened for white settlers.  
*'''1906:''' A final agreement was reached between the federal government and the Cherokee people.The Dawes Commission (all Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cree and Seminole) created the enrollment records.  
*'''1906:''' A final agreement was reached between the federal government and the Cherokee people.The Dawes Commission (all [[Five Civilized Tribes]]: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cree and Seminole) created the enrollment records.  
*'''1909:''' Guion Miller Rolls, Cherokee only, who applied for a share of the money from a law suit settlement against the United States
*'''1909:''' Guion Miller Rolls, Cherokee only, who applied for a share of the money from a law suit settlement against the United States


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==== '''Enrollment Records'''  ====
==== '''Enrollment Records'''  ====


*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment]] for Five Civilized Tribes  
*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment]] for [[Five Civilized Tribes]]
*Eastern Cherokee - [[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Guion Miller]]
*Eastern Cherokee - [[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Guion Miller]]


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*Library and Archives of Thomsas Gilcrease - Institute of American History
*Library and Archives of Thomsas Gilcrease - Institute of American History


==== Newspapers and Obituaries====
==== Newspapers and Obituaries ====


''Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance'', ''Canton, Georgia, 1880-1938'' by John Carver<br>2003.Over 600 pages.<br>  
''Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance'', ''Canton, Georgia, 1880-1938'' by John Carver<br>2003.Over 600 pages.<br>  
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