Cherokee Nation
Native American tribe in Oklahoma, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ Tsalagihi Ayeli or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ Tsalagiyehli), formerly known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three federally recognized tribes of Cherokees in the United States. It includes people descended from members of the Old Cherokee Nation who relocated, due to increasing pressure, from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokees who were forced to relocate on the Trail of Tears. The tribe also includes descendants of Cherokee Freedmen, Absentee Shawnee, and Natchez Nation. As of 2023, over 450,000 people were enrolled in the Cherokee Nation.
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma | |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 35°51′8″N 94°59′27″W | |
Pre-1794 Cherokees | Pre-Columbian era |
Cherokee Nation (1794-1907) | 1794–1907 |
Constitution Ratified | September 6, 1839; 184 years ago (1839-09-06) |
Tribal General Convention convened | August 8, 1938; 85 years ago (1938-08-08) |
2nd Constitution Ratified | June 26, 1976; 47 years ago (1976-06-26) |
1999 Constitution Ratified | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
Reservation Recognized | March 11, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-11) |
Capital | Tahlequah |
Government | |
• Type | Tribal Council |
• Principal Chief | Chuck Hoskin Jr. |
• Deputy Principal Chief | Bryan Warner |
• U.S. House Delegate-designee | Kimberly Teehee (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,963 sq mi (18,030 km2) |
• Land | 6,694 sq mi (17,340 km2) |
• Water | 269 sq mi (700 km2) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 450,000+ |
Demonym | Cherokee |
Time zone | UTC–06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–05:00 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 918 and 539 |
Website | cherokee |
Headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation has a reservation spanning 14 counties in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma. These are Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties.