Cherokee

E227091

Indigenous people of North America Native American people

The Cherokee are a Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, known for their complex social and political organization, rich oral traditions, and significant role in early American history, including the Trail of Tears.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cherokee canonical	55
Cherokee people	19
Cherokee (initially)	1
Chickamauga Cherokee	1
Overhill (Western) Cherokee	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of North America ⓘ Native American people ⓘ
alliedWith	Confederate forces (part of the nation) ⓘ Union forces (part of the nation) ⓘ
culturalRegion	Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
estimatedDeathsDuringTrailOfTears	Thousands of people ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
experienced	Forced relocation in the 1830s ⓘ
federallyRecognizedTribeIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
forcedRemovalDestination	Indian Territory ⓘ Present-day Oklahoma ⓘ
governmentType	Written constitution ⓘ
hasCulturalSymbol	Council house ⓘ Seven-pointed star ⓘ
hasOralTradition	Clan stories ⓘ Myths and legends ⓘ
hasSubdivision	Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ surface form: Cherokee Nation Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ
historicalCapital	Chota ⓘ New Echota ⓘ
historicalEvent	Trail of Tears ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor	Agricultural practices ⓘ Complex political organization ⓘ Rich oral traditions ⓘ
language	Cherokee language ⓘ
languageFamily	Iroquoian languages ⓘ
legalCase	Cherokee Nation v. Georgia ⓘ Worcester v. Georgia ⓘ
notableLeader	John Ross ⓘ Major Ridge ⓘ Stand Watie ⓘ Wilma Mankiller ⓘ
originallyFrom	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
participatedIn	American Civil War ⓘ
populationCenter	Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ surface form: Great Smoky Mountains region North Carolina ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ
practices	Stomp dance ⓘ
recognizedAs	Sovereign tribal nation ⓘ
signedTreaty	Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of New Echota
socialOrganization	Clan system ⓘ
traditionalCrop	Beans ⓘ Corn ⓘ Squash ⓘ
traditionalDescentSystem	Matrilineal ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Cherokee traditional religion ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType	Town-based communities ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Appalachian Mountains region Present-day Alabama ⓘ present-day Georgia ⓘ surface form: Present-day Georgia Present-day North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ surface form: Present-day South Carolina Present-day Tennessee ⓘ
uses	Stickball as traditional game ⓘ
wasSubjectOf	Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830
writingSystem	Cherokee syllabary ⓘ
writingSystemCreator	Sequoyah ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippian culture → influenced → Cherokee ⓘ

Oologah, Indian Territory, United States → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

British–Native American wars → opponent → Cherokee ⓘ

Southeastern Woodlands → includesPeople → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee National Forest → namedAfter → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Iroquoian languages → historicallySpokenBy → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

subject surface form: Cherokee Nation

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Tahlequah → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

The Cherokee Night → ethnicFocus → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

The Cherokee Night → hasEthnicBackgroundOfAuthor → Cherokee ⓘ

The Cherokee Night → authorEthnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

Cookson Hills → culturalRegionOf → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Eastern Woodlands → traditionalInhabitants → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee County, Georgia → namedAfter → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Piedmont region of Georgia → historicallyInhabitedBy → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Ko-Ko → basedOn → Cherokee ⓘ

indigenous peoples of the Americas → includesEthnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Cherokee County, Iowa → namedAfter → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Cherokee language → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Cherokee language → hasDialect → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overhill (Western) Cherokee

Cherokee language → namedAfter → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Tennessee frontier → involves → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chickamauga Cherokee

Little Tennessee River → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Cherokee, Kansas → hasName → Cherokee ⓘ

Thomas King → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

Diane Glancy → hasEthnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee, North Carolina → hasHeritage → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee Outlet → ethnicGroupAssociated → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Tiana Rogers → ethnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

French and Indian War (as part of British America) → belligerent → Cherokee ⓘ

subject surface form: French and Indian War

this entity surface form: Cherokee (initially)

New Echota → ethnicGroupAssociated → Cherokee ⓘ

Chota → usedBy → Cherokee ⓘ

Chota → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee Constitution of 1827 → ethnicGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

John Ross → ethnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

Major Ridge → ethnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

Sequoyah → ethnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

Sequoyah → nationality → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee syllabary → primaryUserGroup → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Cherokee Phoenix → language → Cherokee ⓘ

Cherokee Phoenix → ethnicGroupServed → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people

Principal Chief John Ross → ethnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

subject surface form: John Ross

Treaty of Holston (1791) → ethnicGroupParty → Cherokee ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of Holston

John Ridge → ethnicity → Cherokee ⓘ

Natchez → migratedTo → Cherokee ⓘ

Ray Noble → notableWork → Cherokee ⓘ

Ray Noble → notableSong → Cherokee ⓘ

Nolichucky River (nearby) → nameLanguage → Cherokee ⓘ

subject surface form: Nolichucky River

Cherokee lands within the State of Georgia → traditionalTerritoryOf → Cherokee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherokee people