Cherokee Nation (historical)

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indigenous polity sovereign Native American nation

The historical Cherokee Nation was a sovereign Native American nation in the southeastern United States whose ancestral lands, rich in resources like gold, became the focus of intense settler encroachment and ultimately led to forced removal along the Trail of Tears.

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All labels observed (23)

Label Occurrences
Cherokee Nation 30
Cherokee Nation (historical) canonical 6
Cherokee 3

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous polity ⓘ
sovereign Native American nation ⓘ
ancestralTerritory Appalachian Mountains region ⓘ
southern Appalachians ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Trail of Tears ⓘ
capital Chota ⓘ
New Echota ⓘ
surface form: Echota

New Echota ⓘ
causeOfConflict gold discoveries on Cherokee land ⓘ
settler encroachment on Cherokee lands ⓘ
conflictWith U.S. state of Georgia ⓘ
surface form: State of Georgia

United States government ⓘ
United States settlers ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
culturalRegion Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
deathTollEstimate approximately 4,000 Cherokee during Trail of Tears ⓘ
describedAs domestic dependent nation by U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
developed Cherokee syllabary ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ
trade with European Americans ⓘ
ethnicGroup Cherokee Nation (historical) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee people
event Georgia Gold Rush ⓘ
forcedRemoval Trail of Tears ⓘ
governmentType constitutional republic ⓘ
hasLegalDocument Cherokee Constitution of 1827 ⓘ
hasNewspaper Cherokee Phoenix ⓘ
headOfGovernment Chief ⓘ
surface form: Principal Chief
language Cherokee language ⓘ
languageFamily Iroquoian languages ⓘ
legalCase Cherokee Nation v. Georgia ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)

Worcester v. Georgia ⓘ
surface form: Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
locatedIn present-day Alabama ⓘ
present-day Georgia ⓘ
present-day North Carolina ⓘ
present-day South Carolina ⓘ
present-day Tennessee ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: southeastern United States
notableLeader Elias Boudinot ⓘ
surface form: Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)

John Ridge ⓘ
John Ross ⓘ
Major Ridge ⓘ
Sequoyah ⓘ
populationAffectedByRemoval thousands of Cherokee people ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States government (early 19th century)
religion traditional Cherokee religion ⓘ
removalPeriod 1830s ⓘ
significantTreaty Treaty of Holston (1791) ⓘ
Treaty of Hopewell ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Hopewell (1785)

Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ
successor Cherokee Nation (historical) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee Nation (in Indian Territory/Oklahoma)

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ⓘ
treatyWith United States of America ⓘ

Referenced by (63)

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

Georgia Gold Rush → significantRegion → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
Georgia Gold Rush → affectedEthnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee
Indian Removal policy of the United States → affectedGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Will Rogers → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Native Americans → hasSubgroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Sam Houston → associatedWith → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Lynn Riggs → hasWorkSubject → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee people
Hancock (Cherokee leader) → ethnicity → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee
Yamasee War → mainBelligerent → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee
Indian Territory → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee people
Cherokee Nation (historical) → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee people
Cherokee Nation (historical) → successor → Cherokee Nation (historical) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation (in Indian Territory/Oklahoma)
Trail of Tears → appliesToEthnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears → opposedBy → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Worcester v. Georgia → holding → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Cherokee Nation is a distinct community with self-government in which the laws of Georgia can have no force
Worcester v. Georgia → involvedTribe → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Oologah, Indian Territory, United States → partOf → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma → historicalPredecessor → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Cherokee Nation
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation (pre–Removal)
Bartlesville → locatedInFormerTerritory → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
Claremore, Oklahoma Territory, United States → partOf → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
Fort Payne → locatedIn → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee homeland (historical)
Tennessee frontier → involves → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Treaty of Hopewell → signatory → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Ninety Six District, South Carolina → borderedBy → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee lands (historical)
William Penn Adair Rogers → placeOfBirth → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
New Echota → capitalOf → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
New Echota → foundedBy → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee National Council
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 → appliesTo → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 → country → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 → establishedOffice → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Council of the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Constitution of 1827 → adoptionPlace → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation east of the Mississippi River
John Ross → nationality → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
John Ross → associatedWith → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation East
John Ross → associatedWith → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation West
Major Ridge → countryOfCitizenship → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Major Ridge → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation (Eastern)
Major Ridge → residence → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation, Georgia
Sequoyah → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Phoenix → placeOfPublication → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
Treaty of New Echota (1835) → countryParty → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of New Echota
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation (faction)
Treaty of New Echota (1835) → affectedGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of New Echota
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Treaty of New Echota (1835) → affectedGroup → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of New Echota
this entity surface form: Cherokee people east of the Mississippi River
Principal Chief John Ross → led → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: John Ross
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail → associatedPeople → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Treaty of Holston (1791) → signatory → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of Holston
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Treaty of Holston (1791) → party → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of Holston
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Treaty of Holston (1791) → requiredFrom → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of Holston
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Samuel A. Worcester → ethnicGroupServed → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Samuel A. Worcester → placeOfActivity → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
John Ridge → residence → Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation, Georgia