Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Tribe is one of what is often called the "Five Civilized Tribes" and resided in northern Georgia, western North Carolina, and southern Tennessee. A large portion of the tribe was removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s. Some remained in North Carolina.
Culture Area: Southern Appalacian Mountains
Linguistic Group: Iroquoian
Federal Status: recognized
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1800 the "Moravians" Protestant missionaries of German origin. established the first mission at Spring Place.
1801-1823 Return J. Meigs an Indian agent who lived among the Cherokee.
1819 Sequoyah created the Cherokee alphabet.
1828 Cherokee Phoenix a bilingual newspaper contained columns in both English and Cheroke. Editor Elias Boudinot
December 1835 Treaty of New Echota
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Removal
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Bands[edit | edit source]
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Cherokee Nation Tribal www.cherokee.org/Government/Default.aspx Government
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Phone: 918.453.5000
Records[edit | edit source]
Agency Records
- Correspondence and Census
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee |
Cherokee Agency, 1824-80 |
Washington D.C. | Rolls 71-118 | - | ||
| Cherokee | Union Agency, 1875-1914 | Washington D.C. and Fort Worth | Rolls 865-77 | |||
| Cherokee | Five Civilized Tribes Agency Muskogee, 1914-60 | Fort Worth | - | - | ||
| Cherokee, North Carolina | Cherokee Indian Agency, 1886-1952 | Atlanta | - | Roll 22 | ||
| Cherokee Eastern | Cherokee Indian Agency, 1886-1952 | Atlanta |
- Census Rolls (M595) 1898-1914 FHL Film 573868; 1915-1922 FHL Film 573869; 1923-1929 FHL Film 573870; 1930-1932 FHL Film: 573871, 1933-1939 FHL Film: 573872
Enrollment Records
- Dawes Commision Enrollement for Five Civilized Tribes
- Eastern Cherokee - Guion Miller
Vital Records
- Cherokee (M 595) births and deaths 1924-1932 FHL Film: 573871; 1926-1939 FHL Film: 573872
Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution of the Cherokee Nation
- Official Web Site of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Cherokee Tribe WikipediA
References[edit | edit source]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
- Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; Family History Library book 970.1 R259e.
- Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; Family History Library book 970.1 G131g.
- Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
- Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
- Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
- Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
- Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
- Volume 1 -- Not yet published
- Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
- Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
- Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.4.
- Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.5.
- Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.6.
- Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
- Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.8.
- Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.9.
- Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.10.
- Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.11.
- Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.12.
- Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
- Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
- Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.15.
- Volume 16 -- Not yet published
- Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
- Volume 18 -- Not yet published
- Volume 19 -- Not yet published
- Volume 20 -- Not yet published
- Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
- Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. WorldCat 14718193; Family History Library book 970.1 W146e 2006.