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''[[Indians of North Carolina|Indians of North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cherokee Indians''<br>''[[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cherokee Indians'' | ''[[Indians of North Carolina|Indians of North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cherokee Indians''<br>''[[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cherokee Indians'' {{AIDC}} | ||
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|group = Cherokee | |group = Cherokee | ||
|image = [[Image:Cherokees Indians in London.jpg|232x231px]] | |image = [[Image:Cherokees Indians in London.jpg|232x231px]] | ||
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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 | ||
*'''1721''': The | *'''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 | ||
*'''1738-1750:''' Smallpox epidemics | *'''1738-1750:''' Smallpox epidemics | ||
*'''1775-83:''' During Revolutionary War supported the British | *'''1775-83:''' During Revolutionary War supported the British | ||
*'''1800: '''" | *'''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. | ||
*'''1816:''' Lovely's Purchase. Osage agreed to cede land in Arkansas to the United States for the Cherokee people. | *'''1816:''' Lovely's Purchase. 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 Arkansas. | *'''1817:''' "Turkey Town Treaty" finalized the exchange for land in Arkansas. The "Old Settlers" begin their migration. | ||
*'''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 | ||
*'''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. | ||
*'''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. | ||
*'''1887:''' General Allotment Act passed. | *'''1887:''' General Allotment Act passed. This act required individual ownership of lands once held in common by the Cherokee people. | ||
*'''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. | *'''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 | *'''1909:''' Guion Miller Rolls, Cherokee only, who applied for a share of the money from a law suit settlement against the United States | ||
'''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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*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. | ''Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance'', ''Canton, Georgia, 1880-1938'' by John Carver<br>2003.Over 600 pages.<br> | ||
==== School Records ==== | ==== School Records ==== | ||
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*March 1, 1836, supplementary | *March 1, 1836, supplementary | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0561.htm '''1846'''] August 6, at Washington, with Western Cherokee | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0561.htm '''1846'''] August 6, at Washington, with Western Cherokee | ||
*September 13, 1865, at Fort Smith- | *September 13, 1865, at Fort Smith - unratified | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0942.htm '''1866'''] July 19, at Washington | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0942.htm '''1866'''] July 19, at Washington | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0996.htm '''1868'''] April 27,Western Band Treaties | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0996.htm '''1868'''] April 27,Western Band Treaties | ||
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=== '''Vital Records''' === | === '''Vital Records''' === | ||
Prior to the Indian Reorganization Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, through their agencies, may have recorded some vital events. Some were recorded on health forms, such as the "[[American Indian Sanitary Record of Sick, Injured, Births, Deaths, etc.|Sanitary Record of]] Sick, Injured, Births, Deaths, etc." Others were recorded as supplements to the "[[American Indian Census Rolls|Indian Census Rolls]]." Some were included in the | Prior to the Indian Reorganization Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, through their agencies, may have recorded some vital events. Some were recorded on health forms, such as the "[[American Indian Sanitary Record of Sick, Injured, Births, Deaths, etc.|Sanitary Record of]] Sick, Injured, Births, Deaths, etc." Others were recorded as supplements to the "[[American Indian Census Rolls|Indian Census Rolls]]." Some were included in the unindexed reports and other correspondence of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | ||
Some vital records for the Cherokee Indians include: | Some vital records for the Cherokee Indians include: | ||