Red Clay, Cherokee Nation
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Red Clay, Cherokee Nation was the 19th-century political and ceremonial capital of the Cherokee Nation in present-day Tennessee, serving as the site of major national councils before the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherokee Nation capital
ⓘ
former capital ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1838 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1832 ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Trail of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Cherokee people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | Indian Removal policy of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty | Treaty of New Echota (indirectly, as part of removal context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Cherokee Nation (pre–Trail of Tears) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Cherokee sovereignty in the East ⓘ |
| currentSiteName | Red Clay State Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnohistoricalContext | Southeastern Woodlands tribes history ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cherokee National Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAtTime | Cherokee Nation government ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
site for ceremonial gatherings
ⓘ
site for political decision-making ⓘ site for treaty discussions ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
blue hole spring
ⓘ
council ground ⓘ spring ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | state historic area ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of Cherokee resistance to removal ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
forced removal of the Cherokee
ⓘ
preparations for the Trail of Tears ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bradley County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
present-day Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Georgia state line ⓘ |
| precededBy | New Echota, Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | loss of Cherokee governmental authority in Georgia ⓘ |
| region | Southern Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | New Echota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedAsCapitalOf | New Echota as Cherokee capital ⓘ |
| servedAs |
last seat of Cherokee national government in the East
ⓘ
meeting place of the Cherokee National Council ⓘ site of major Cherokee national councils ⓘ |
| significance | last council grounds of the Cherokee in the East ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ceremonial capital of the Cherokee Nation
ⓘ
political capital of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Ross