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''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Tennessee|Tennessee&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Indians_of_Tennessee|American Indians]]'' {{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[Image:{{CherColl}}]]The most prominent early Indian tribes in Tennessee were the Cherokee and the Chickasaw. The Chickasaws claimed most of western Tennessee as their hunting grounds. The Cherokees claimed southeastern Tennessee and northeast Georgia as their homeland. By 1818, the Chickasaws had ceded their land away by treaty to the State of Tennessee. <br><br>
''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Tennessee|Tennessee&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Indians_of_Tennessee|American Indians]]'' {{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[Image:{{CherColl}}]]<br><br>The most prominent early Indian tribes in Tennessee were the Cherokee and the Chickasaw. The Chickasaws claimed most of western Tennessee as their hunting grounds. The Cherokees claimed southeastern Tennessee and northeast Georgia as their homeland. By 1818, the Chickasaws had ceded their land away by treaty to the State of Tennessee. <br><br>  


The majority of Cherokees living in Tennessee were forced to go to the Indian Territory (now a part of Oklahoma) in the 1830s. A few hid in the mountains bordering Tennessee and North Carolina. "Documenting descent from Native Americans who did not remove from Tennessee is usually a major challenge."<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, CG, "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun. 1993): 111-113. {{FHL|39597|title-id|disp=FHL&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}.</ref> People suspecting such descent may wish to consider Native American DNA tests, such as those available through [http://www.familytreedna.com/ FamilyTreeDNA]&nbsp;(while being aware of the limitations of such tests).  
The majority of Cherokees living in Tennessee were forced to go to the Indian Territory (now a part of Oklahoma) in the 1830s. A few hid in the mountains bordering Tennessee and North Carolina. "Documenting descent from Native Americans who did not remove from Tennessee is usually a major challenge."<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, CG, "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun. 1993): 111-113. {{FHL|39597|title-id|disp=FHL&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}.</ref> People suspecting such descent may wish to consider Native American DNA tests, such as those available through [http://www.familytreedna.com/ FamilyTreeDNA]&nbsp;(while being aware of the limitations of such tests).  


See [[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]] for information about the five civilized tribes and their records in Oklahoma.  
See [[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]] for information about the five civilized tribes and their records in Oklahoma.  


To learn how to get started with American Indian research, find research facilities, and American Indian websites [[American Indian Genealogy|click here]].<br>
To learn how to get started with American Indian research, find research facilities, and American Indian websites [[American Indian Genealogy|click here]].<br>  


== Tribes and Bands of Tennessee  ==
== Tribes and Bands of Tennessee  ==
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*''Aboriginal Map of Tennessee''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1996. (Family History Library map {{FHL|976.8 E7a|disp=976.8 E7a}}.) This map shows the location of American Indian towns and shows when forts, towns, and stations were created by white settlers. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_TN.htm ReevesMaps.com].  
*''Aboriginal Map of Tennessee''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1996. (Family History Library map {{FHL|976.8 E7a|disp=976.8 E7a}}.) This map shows the location of American Indian towns and shows when forts, towns, and stations were created by white settlers. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_TN.htm ReevesMaps.com].  
*Myer, William E. ''Indian Trails of the Southeast''. Nashville, Blue &amp; Gray Press, 1971. (Family History Library Book 970.1 M992i.) This indexed book predominently covers the area south of Washington, D.C. and east of the Mississippi River and includes a removable map of trails specific to early Tennessee.<br>
*Myer, William E. ''Indian Trails of the Southeast''. Nashville, Blue &amp; Gray Press, 1971. (Family History Library Book 970.1 M992i.) This indexed book predominently covers the area south of Washington, D.C. and east of the Mississippi River and includes a removable map of trails specific to early Tennessee.<br>  
*Reeves, Charles A. ''The Cherokee Lands Included in the Sycamore Shoals Agreement'' (1775). Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com].  
*Reeves, Charles A. ''The Cherokee Lands Included in the Sycamore Shoals Agreement'' (1775). Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com].  
*Royce, C.C. Map of the former territorial limits of the Cherokee "Nation of Indians." Originally published 1884. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_TN.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.<br>
*Royce, C.C. Map of the former territorial limits of the Cherokee "Nation of Indians." Originally published 1884. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_TN.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.<br>  
*Stuart, Hunter &amp; Royce. ''The Cherokee Country'', Published by J.P. Brown, 1937 (with W.F. Martin's 1999 revisions). Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com].  
*Stuart, Hunter &amp; Royce. ''The Cherokee Country'', Published by J.P. Brown, 1937 (with W.F. Martin's 1999 revisions). Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com].  
*Timberlake, Henry. ''A Draught of the Cherokee Country'', 1762. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com].
*Timberlake, Henry. ''A Draught of the Cherokee Country'', 1762. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com].
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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==== Bibliography  ====
==== Bibliography  ====
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*Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.  
*Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.  
*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.  
*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.  
*"Historic Indians" in ''Tennessee: A Guide to the State.'' Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch03.htm#18 Available online].<br>
*"Historic Indians" in ''Tennessee: A Guide to the State.'' Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch03.htm#18 Available online].<br>  
*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105.  
*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105.  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].  
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