The Spanish explorer De Soto was the first to encounter the Cherokee in the 1540s.ĭuring the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War the tribe supported the British.īy 1820 a group that had tired of the encroachment by settlers migrated to Indian Territory which is now Arkansas.

Tribal Headquarters Ĭherokee Heritage Center - Cherokee National Historical Society

United Keetoowah: many are descendants of the 'Old Settlers', Cherokee who migrated to Arkansas and Oklahoma about 1817.

Leaders: Sequoyah, Elias Boudinot, Nancy WardĬlans: Wolf (Aniwahya), Wild Potato (Anigatogewi), Deer (Anikawi), Bird (Ani Tsiskwa), Paint (Aniwodi), Blue (Anisahoni), and Long Hair (Anigilohi)

5.1 The Cherokee Tribe was under the following jurisdictions:Ĭherokee Tribe is one of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole.Guide to Cherokee Nation ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records. Indigenous Peoples of North America - A Beginner's Guide.

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