Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

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Cherokee tribe federally recognized Native American tribe

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is a federally recognized Native American tribe and the largest of the three Cherokee tribes, with its own government, services, and jurisdiction primarily in northeastern Oklahoma.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Cherokee Nation 12
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council 2
Cherokee Nation reservation 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherokee tribe ⓘ
federally recognized Native American tribe ⓘ
adoptedCurrentConstitution 20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
capital Tahlequah, Oklahoma ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentPrimaryEconomicActivities gaming ⓘ
government services ⓘ
health care ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
deputyHeadOfGovernmentTitle Deputy Principal Chief ⓘ
ethnicGroup Cherokee ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee people
hasBranchOfGovernment executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
hasConstitution Cherokee Constitution of 1827 ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Cherokee Nation
hasGovernmentType tribal government ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic one of the largest Native American tribes by enrollment ⓘ
hasSovereigntyStatus domestic dependent nation ⓘ
tribal sovereignty recognized by the United States ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief ⓘ
surface form: Principal Chief
historicalPredecessor Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee Nation (pre–Removal)
isLargestOf three federally recognized Cherokee tribes ⓘ
isOneOf three federally recognized Cherokee tribes ⓘ
jurisdictionArea northeastern Oklahoma ⓘ
languageUsed Cherokee language ⓘ
English language ⓘ
legislativeBody Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
locatedIn Oklahoma ⓘ
membershipBasis Cherokee ancestry ⓘ
membershipDocument Dawes Rolls ⓘ
notableHistoricEvent Trail of Tears ⓘ
offersService education services ⓘ
health services ⓘ
housing services ⓘ
social services ⓘ
officialName Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma self-link ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee Nation
operates Cherokee Nation Businesses ⓘ
Cherokee Nation Courts ⓘ
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee Nation Health Services

Cherokee Nation Marshal Service ⓘ
primaryReligionTradition Native American religions ⓘ
surface form: Cherokee traditional religion

Christianity ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
regionHistoricallyAssociatedWith Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
seatOfGovernment Tahlequah, Oklahoma ⓘ
treatyWith United States of America ⓘ
wasRelocatedTo Indian Territory ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma → alsoKnownAs → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
subject surface form: Cherokee Nation
Muskogee → associatedWithTribes → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah → capitalOf → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Green Country (informal region) → contains → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
subject surface form: Green Country
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation reservation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians → distinctFrom → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
Hancock (Cherokee leader) → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Lynn Riggs → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Rollie Lynn Riggs → ethnicGroup → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
eastern Oklahoma → hasCulturalRegion → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation reservation (portion)
Tahlequah → hasGovernmentBody → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
Bartlesville → hasNearbyNativeNation → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation reservation
Indigenous peoples of North America → hasNotableNation → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Indian Territory → hasPart → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Native Americans → hasSubgroup → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
Cookson Hills → historicallyAssociatedWith → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians → isPartOf → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation (broad ethnic sense)
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma → legislativeBody → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cherokee Nation
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation Tribal Council
Cherokee County, Kansas → namedAfter → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee people
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma → officialName → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Cherokee Nation
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma → operates → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cherokee Nation
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation Health Services
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia → petitioner → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation
Choctaw Nation → relatedEthnicGroup → Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cherokee Nation