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The Spanish explorer De Soto was the first to encounter the Cherokee in the1540's. | The Spanish explorer De Soto was the first to encounter the Cherokee in the1540's. | ||
During the French and | During the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War the tribe supported the British. | ||
By 1820 a group that had tired of the encroachment by settlers migrated to Indian Territory which is now Arkansas. | By 1820 a group that had tired of the encroachment by settlers migrated to Indian Territory which is now Arkansas. | ||
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==== '''Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands''' ==== | ==== '''Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands''' ==== | ||
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/cherokee/cherohist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1264036454169_785" />], gave a more complete history of the Cherokee tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tennessee/cherokeeindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America]. | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/cherokee/cherohist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1264036454169_785" />], gave a more complete history of the Cherokee tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tennessee/cherokeeindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America]. | ||
=== '''Tribal Headquarters''' === | === '''Tribal Headquarters''' === | ||