1819-1821: Sequoyah (George Gist) created the Cherokee alphabet. The "Old Settlers" begin their migration. 1817: "Treaty of Turkeytown" finalized the exchange for land in Arkansas. Osage agreed to cede land in Arkansas to the United States for the Cherokee people. 1806: a Federal road from Savannah, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee was built through Cherokee land. 1805-1833: The State of Georgia holds eight lotteries to distribute land seized from the Cherokee and Creeks. 1800: "Moravian," Protestant missionaries of German origin, established the first mission at Spring Place. 1775-83: During Revolutionary War supported the British. This was one of the first concession of land. 1721: The Governor of the Carolinas signed the Cherokee Treaty. 1710-1715 The Cherokee and Chickasaw were allies with the British and fought the Shawnee who were alies with the French. 1689-1763: French and Indian War, the Cherokee supported the English. There are three band of Cherokee recognized by the Federal government Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Brief Timeline In 1870 some Delaware and Shawnee from Kansas were admitted to the tribe. They were required to release their slaves. A Treaty signed in 1866 remitted them to the United States. The Cherokee were slave owners, and resided in areas encompassed by southern influence many of them enlisted in the Confederate Army. The Texas group are now a part of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. Another group that had been in Mexico (Texas) was forced by government troops to move, they went to the mountains of North Carolina where in 1842, they obtained permission to stay. They joined an earlier group known as "old settlers" who had been in Arkansas. The removal to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) occurred in the winter of 1838-1839, with an 800 mile journey, this became known as the "Trail of Tears", with a loss of one-fourth of their tribe. With the signing of the Treaty of New Echota, Decemthe tribe sold their remaining land and agreed to move west of the Mississippi. In the 1830s gold was discovered in their Nation, this became a catalyst for removal. Sequoya (George Grist) a mixed blood, developed the Cherokee alphabet, helping to make the tribe a literate people. 
The Spanish explorer De Soto was the first to encounter the Cherokee in the 1540s.ĭuring the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War the tribe supported the British.īy 1820 a group that had tired of the encroachment by settlers migrated to Indian Territory which is now Arkansas. Tribal Headquarters Ĭherokee Heritage Center - Cherokee National Historical Society United Keetoowah: many are descendants of the "Old Settlers", Cherokee who migrated to Arkansas and Oklahoma about 1817.Leaders: Sequoyah, Elias Boudinot, Nancy WardĬlans: Wolf (Aniwahya), Wild Potato (Anigatogewi), Deer (Anikawi), Bird (Ani Tsiskwa), Paint (Aniwodi), Blue (Anisahoni), and Long Hair (Anigilohi) 5.1 The Cherokee Tribe was under the following jurisdictions:Ĭherokee Tribe is one of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole.
Guide to Cherokee Nation ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records. Indigenous Peoples of North America - A Beginner's Guide.Finding Your United States Indigenous Ancestor.
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