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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	indigenous polity → sovereign Native American nation →
ancestralTerritory	Appalachian Mountains region → southern Appalachians →
associatedWithEvent	Trail of Tears →
capital	Chota → Echota → New Echota →
causeOfConflict	gold discoveries on Cherokee land → settler encroachment on Cherokee lands →
conflictWith	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 people →
event	Georgia Gold Rush →
forcedRemoval	Trail of Tears →
governmentType	constitutional republic →
hasLegalDocument	Cherokee Constitution of 1827 →
hasNewspaper	Cherokee Phoenix →
headOfGovernment	Principal Chief →
language	Cherokee language →
languageFamily	Iroquoian languages →
legalCase	Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) → Worcester v. Georgia (1832) →
locatedIn	present-day Alabama → present-day Georgia → present-day North Carolina → present-day South Carolina → present-day Tennessee → southeastern United States →
notableLeader	Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) → John Ridge → John Ross → Major Ridge → Sequoyah →
populationAffectedByRemoval	thousands of Cherokee people →
recognizedBy	United States government (early 19th century) →
religion	traditional Cherokee religion →
removalPeriod	1830s →
significantTreaty	Treaty of Holston (1791) → Treaty of Hopewell (1785) → Treaty of New Echota (1835) →
successor	Cherokee Nation (in Indian Territory/Oklahoma) → Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians →
treatyWith	United States of America →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cherokee Nation (historical) ("Cherokee people") → Indian Territory ("Cherokee people") → Will Rogers ("Cherokee Nation") →	ethnicGroup
Claremore, Oklahoma Territory, United States → Oologah, Indian Territory, United States →	partOf
Georgia Gold Rush ("Cherokee") →	affectedEthnicGroup
Indian Removal policy of the United States ("Cherokee Nation") →	affectedGroup
Trail of Tears ("Cherokee Nation") →	appliesToEthnicGroup
Sam Houston ("Cherokee Nation") →	associatedWith
Hancock (Cherokee leader) ("Cherokee") →	ethnicity
Native Americans ("Cherokee Nation") →	hasSubgroup
Lynn Riggs ("Cherokee people") →	hasWorkSubject
Cherokee Nation ("Cherokee Nation (pre–Removal)") →	historicalPredecessor
Worcester v. Georgia ("The Cherokee Nation is a distinct community with self-government in which the laws of Georgia can have no force") →	holding
Worcester v. Georgia ("Cherokee Nation") →	involvedTribe
Fort Payne ("Cherokee homeland (historical)") →	locatedIn
Bartlesville ("Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory") →	locatedInFormerTerritory
Yamasee War ("Cherokee") →	mainBelligerent
Trail of Tears ("Cherokee Nation") →	opposedBy
Georgia Gold Rush →	significantRegion
Cherokee Nation (historical) ("Cherokee Nation (in Indian Territory/Oklahoma)") →	successor