Cherokee Nation
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The Cherokee Nation is the largest of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes in the United States. Headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the nation had 477,673 enrolled citizens as of 2026, making
Example of a Cherokee census card for Fairland, Oklahoma, from the first few years of the 20th century.
Cherokee Nation Historic Courthouse in Tahlequah, built in 1849, is the oldest public building standing in the state of Oklahoma.
Cherokee Nation Marshal Service Patch
Basket weaving workshop sponsored by the nation.
Cherokee Nation (1794–1907)
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The Cherokee Nation was an autonomous tribal government of the Cherokee people that existed from 1794 to 1907. Often referred to as "The Nation" by its inhabitants, the government was centered first a
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…289,619 living in Oklahoma), making it one of the largest tribal nations in the country. The tribe includes people descended from members of the Old Cherokee Nation who relocated, due to increasing pressure, from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokee who were forced to relocate on the Trail of Tears. The…
The Cherokee Nation Lands in 1830 Georgia, before the Trail of Tears
The second Cherokee Female Seminary was opened in 1889 by the original Cherokee Nation.