Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)

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The Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) is the federally recognized tribal jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma, encompassing numerous communities and lands historically associated with the Cherokee people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American reservation
federally recognized tribal area
tribal jurisdictional area
administeredBy Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee Nation
borderedBy Chickasaw tribal jurisdiction area
surface form: Chickasaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)

Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area
surface form: Choctaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)

Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
Osage Nation reservation
surface form: Osage Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)

Quapaw Indian Reservation
surface form: Quapaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
contains Adair County, Oklahoma
surface form: Adair County, Oklahoma (part)

Cherokee County, Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee County, Oklahoma (part)

Craig County, Oklahoma
surface form: Craig County, Oklahoma (part)

Delaware County, Oklahoma
surface form: Delaware County, Oklahoma (part)

Mayes County, Oklahoma
surface form: Mayes County, Oklahoma (part)

McIntosh County, Oklahoma
surface form: McIntosh County, Oklahoma (part)

Muskogee County, Oklahoma
surface form: Muskogee County, Oklahoma (part)

Nowata County, Oklahoma
surface form: Nowata County, Oklahoma (part)

Ottawa County, Oklahoma
surface form: Ottawa County, Oklahoma (part)

Rogers County, Oklahoma
surface form: Rogers County, Oklahoma (part)

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
surface form: Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (part)

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Wagoner County, Oklahoma
surface form: Wagoner County, Oklahoma (part)

Washington County, Oklahoma
surface form: Washington County, Oklahoma (part)
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Cherokee people
executiveHead Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
governingBody Cherokee Nation Legislative Branch
surface form: Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
hasCapital Tahlequah, Oklahoma
hasGovernmentType tribal government jurisdiction
hasJudicialAuthority Cherokee Nation Courts
surface form: Cherokee Nation courts
hasJurisdictionOver Cherokee Nation citizens within its territory
hasTypeOfSovereignty limited tribal sovereignty under U.S. law
historicallyAssociatedWith Trail of Tears
legalStatus federally recognized reservation
locatedIn Oklahoma
northeastern Oklahoma
namedAfter Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee Nation
officialLanguage Cherokee language
English
partOf Cherokee Nation Reservation
surface form: Cherokee historical homeland in Indian Territory

Indian Country
surface form: Indian Country (United States)
reaffirmedAsReservationIn McGirt v. Oklahoma
surface form: McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020)
recognizedAsReservationBy Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: United States Supreme Court
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
timeZone Central Time Zone
usedFor delivery of tribal services
exercise of tribal jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters
tribal governance

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Cookson Hills withinReservation Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)