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Sequoya (George Grist) a mixed blood, developed the Cherokee alphabet, helping to make the tribe a literate people. | Sequoya (George Grist) a mixed blood, developed the Cherokee alphabet, helping to make the tribe a literate people. | ||
In the 1830's gold was discovered in their Nation, this became a | In the 1830's gold was discovered in their Nation, this became a catalyst for removal. With the signing of the Treaty of New Echota, December 29, 1835 the tribe sold their remaining land and agreed to move west of the Mississippi. | ||
The removal to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) | The removal to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) occurred in the winter of 1838-1839, with a 800 mile journey, this became known as the "Trail of Tears", with a loss of one-fourth of their tribe. They joined an earlier group known as "old settlers" who had been in Arkansas. Another group that had been in Mexico (Texas) was forced by government troops to move, they went to the mountains of North Carolina where in 1842, they obtained permission to stay. The Texas group are now a part of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. | ||
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. | ||
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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]. | ||
Benjamin Greenleaf. Cherokee Almanac. 1860. FHL Film 989199 item 3 | Benjamin Greenleaf. Cherokee Almanac. 1860. FHL Film 989199 item 3 | ||
Fredrea | Fredrea Marilyn Hermann Cook. Forgotten Oklahoma Records. Cullman, ALabamb: Gregath Co., 1981. FHL Book 970.3 C424co | ||
==== The Cherokee Tribe was under the following jurisdictions ==== | ==== The Cherokee Tribe was under the following jurisdictions ==== | ||
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Genealogy; Cherokee Notes by James Manford Carselowey. 1980. {{FHL| 768983|item|disp= FHL Book: 970.3 C424jmc}} | Genealogy; Cherokee Notes by James Manford Carselowey. 1980. {{FHL| 768983|item|disp= FHL Book: 970.3 C424jmc}} | ||
Forgotten Oklahoma Records ( Allotment) by Fredrea | Forgotten Oklahoma Records ( Allotment) by Fredrea Marilyn Hermann Cook. 1981. {{FHL|105053|item|disp= Film: 1035512}} item 4 or FHL Book: 970.3 C424co | ||
Township Plats, Cherokee Nation. Ttahlequah, Oklahoma. {{FHL|118773|item|disp= FHLFilm: 989209}} | Township Plats, Cherokee Nation. Ttahlequah, Oklahoma. {{FHL|118773|item|disp= FHLFilm: 989209}} | ||
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'''M595 RG 75 Rolls 693''' | '''M595 RG 75 Rolls 693''' | ||
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==== '''Enrollment Records''' ==== | ==== '''Enrollment Records''' ==== | ||
*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes | *[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment]] for Five Civilized Tribes | ||
*Eastern Cherokee - [[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Guion Miller]] | *Eastern Cherokee - [[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Guion Miller]] | ||
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1835 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/trail_of_tears.htm Trail of Tears] | 1835 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/trail_of_tears.htm Trail of Tears] | ||
=== School Records === | === School Records === | ||
Arcadia School Records, 190. Saline District, Cherokee Nation FHL Film: 989202 item 6 | Arcadia School Records, 190. Saline District, Cherokee Nation FHL Film: 989202 item 6 | ||
T. L. Ballenger. Early History of Northeastern State College FHL Film 989,203 | |||
Beatties Prairie School, Registers of Pupils, 1876-1881. Delaware Cherokee Nation FHL Film 989203 | |||
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=== '''Treaties''' === | === '''Treaties''' === | ||
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0439.htm '''1835'''] December 29, at New Echota | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che0439.htm '''1835'''] December 29, at New Echota | ||
*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-un ratified | ||
*[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 | 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 un-indexed 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: | ||