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=== '''Tribal Headquarters''' === | === '''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] | *Official Web Site of the [http://www.cherokee.org/ Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma] | ||
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*'''1775-83:''' During Revolutionary War supported the British | *'''1775-83:''' During Revolutionary War supported the British | ||
*'''1800: '''"Moravians," Protestant missionaries of German origin, established the first mission at Spring Place. | *'''1800: '''"Moravians," Protestant missionaries of German origin, established the first mission at Spring Place. | ||
*'''1801-1823:''' | *'''1801-1823:''' An Indian agent, Return J. Meigs, lived among the Cherokee. | ||
*'''1819-1821:''' Sequoyah (George Gist) created the Cherokee alphabet. | *'''1819-1821:''' Sequoyah (George Gist) created the Cherokee alphabet. | ||
*'''1827: '''Tribal leaders recorded their constitution | *'''1827: '''Tribal leaders recorded their constitution | ||
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*'''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 | ||
*'''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, | *'''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''' ==== | ==== '''Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands''' ==== | ||
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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]. | ||
==== The Cherokee Tribe was under the following jurisdictions ==== | |||
===== Agencies ===== | |||
[[Cherokee_Indian_Agency_(North_Carolina)|Cherokee Agency]] (North Carolina and [[Cherokee_Indian_Agency_(Arkansas)|Arkansas]]) | |||
[[Union_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Union Agency]] | |||
==== | ===== Reservations ===== | ||
*'''Qualla Reservation '''for Eastern Cherokees, in Swain and Jackson counties, North Carolina | *'''Qualla Reservation '''for Eastern Cherokees, in Swain and Jackson counties, North Carolina | ||
*'''Cheowah Reservation '''in Graham county, North Carolina | *'''Cheowah Reservation '''in Graham county, North Carolina | ||
===== Superintendencies ===== | |||
[[Arkansas_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Arkansas Superintendency]] | |||
[[Western_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Western Superintendency]] | |||
[[Southern_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Southern Superintendency]] | |||
[[Central_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Central Superintendency]] | |||
=== '''Records''' === | === '''Records''' === | ||
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Township Plats, Cherokee Nation. Ttahlequah, Oklahoma. FHL film: 989209 | Township Plats, Cherokee Nation. Ttahlequah, Oklahoma. FHL film: 989209 | ||
Cherokee | Cherokee emigration rolls, 1817-1835. FHL book: 970.3 C424be | ||
==== '''Census Records''' ==== | ==== '''Census Records''' ==== | ||