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Cherokee clans: Wolf, Deer, Bird, Paint, and Ani-Saha ni, Ani Ga Tagewi, and Ani Gi la hi  
Cherokee clans: Wolf, Deer, Bird, Paint, and Ani-Saha ni, Ani Ga Tagewi, and Ani Gi la hi  
Bands:
United Keetoowah: many are descendants of the "Old Settlers", Cherokee who migrated to Arkansas and Oklahoma about 1817.
Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama


=== '''Tribal Headquarters'''  ===
=== '''Tribal Headquarters'''  ===
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*'''1689-1763:''' French and Indian War, the Cherokee supported the English  
*'''1689-1763:''' French and Indian War, the Cherokee supported the English  
*1710-1715 The Cherokee and Chickasaw were allies with the British and fought the Shawnee who were alies with the French
*'''1721''': The Governor of the Carolinas signed the Cherokee Treaty. This was one of the first concession of land.  
*'''1721''': The Governor of the Carolinas signed the Cherokee Treaty. This was one of the first concession of land.  
*'''1736:''' Jesuit Mission was founded  
*'''1736:''' Jesuit Mission was founded  
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*'''1800: '''"Moravian," Protestant missionaries of German origin, established the first mission at Spring Place.  
*'''1800: '''"Moravian," Protestant missionaries of German origin, established the first mission at Spring Place.  
*'''1801-1823:''' An Indian agent, Return J. Meigs, lived among the Cherokee.  
*'''1801-1823:''' An Indian agent, Return J. Meigs, lived among the Cherokee.  
*'''1806:''' a Federal road from Savannah, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee was built thruough Cherokee land.
*'''1816:''' Lovely's Purchase. [[Osage Indians|Osage]] agreed to cede land in Arkansas to the United States for the Cherokee people.  
*'''1816:''' Lovely's Purchase. [[Osage Indians|Osage]] agreed to cede land in Arkansas to the United States for the Cherokee people.  
*'''1817:''' "Turkey Town Treaty" finalized the exchange for land in [[Indians of Arkansas|Arkansas]]. The "Old Settlers" begin their migration.  
*'''1817:''' "Turkey Town Treaty" finalized the exchange for land in [[Indians of Arkansas|Arkansas]]. The "Old Settlers" begin their migration.  
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