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'''Leaders: '''Sequoyah, Elias Boudinot | '''Leaders: '''Sequoyah, Elias Boudinot | ||
=== '''Tribal Headquarters''' === | |||
'''Cherokee Nation Tribal '''[http://www.cherokee.org/Government/Default.aspx '''www.cherokee.org/Government/Default.aspx Government''']'''<br>P.O. Box 948<br>Tahlequah, OK 74465<br>Phone: 1-918-453-5000''' | |||
*Official Web Site of the [http://www.cherokee.org/ Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma] | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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The Cherokee were slave owners, and resided in areas encompassed by southern influence many of them enlisted in the Confederate Army. A Treaty signed in 1866 remitted them to the United States. They were required to release their slaves. Others had joined the Union Army. | The Cherokee were slave owners, and resided in areas encompassed by southern influence many of them enlisted in the Confederate Army. A Treaty signed in 1866 remitted them to the United States. They were required to release their slaves. Others had joined the Union Army. | ||
In 1870 some [[ | In 1870 some [[Delaware Indians|Delaware]] and [[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]] from Kansas were admitted to the tribe. | ||
There are three band of Cherokee recognized by the Federal government; Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee, and [[United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma|United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee]] | There are three band of Cherokee recognized by the Federal government; Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee, and [[United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma|United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee]] | ||
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*'''1865:<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271186596656_863" /> '''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic | *'''1865:<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271186596656_863" /> '''Eastern Band lost many to a smallpox epidemic | ||
*'''1866:''' July 19, treaty provided for the cession of the Cherokee "neutral lands" in Kansas. Indians living on the land could receive a patent to 320 acres but stipulated that they would no longer be members of the Cherokee nation. | *'''1866:''' July 19, treaty provided for the cession of the Cherokee "neutral lands" in Kansas. Indians living on the land could receive a patent to 320 acres but stipulated that they would no longer be members of the Cherokee nation. | ||
==== '''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]. | |||
==== '''Reservations''' ==== | ==== '''Reservations''' ==== | ||
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*'''Cheowah Reservation '''in Graham county, North Carolina | *'''Cheowah Reservation '''in Graham county, North Carolina | ||
=== '''Records''' === | === '''Records''' === | ||