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  2. Cherokee history - Wikipedia

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    Cherokee history is the written and oral lore, traditions, and historical record maintained by the living Cherokee people and their ancestors. In the 21st century, leaders of the Cherokee people define themselves as those persons enrolled in one of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians , The ...

  3. John Jolly - Wikipedia

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    The rights of the Cherokee people, however, were not clearly spelled out in the treaty. [2] Houston was subagent to the Cherokee during the negotiations. [7] The Cherokee treaty delegates were bribed by Governor Joseph McMinn and John C. Calhoun to ensure a successful removal from Tennessee. Jolly's brother, Tahlonteeskee, received $1,000 and ...

  4. Charles R. Hicks - Wikipedia

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    At the time, both the Cherokee people and European traders thought that such strategic alliances benefited them. Among his younger siblings was his brother William Hicks. As the Cherokee were a matrilineal culture, the children of Nan-Ye-Hi were considered to belong to her family and Paint Clan. Her brothers and other senior males were ...

  5. Carrie Bushyhead Quarles - Wikipedia

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    All of the Cherokee living in Oklahoma had been made US citizens in 1901 and were made citizens of the State of Oklahoma in 1907. A play, Under the Cherokee Moon by Laurette Willis, which was performed annually between 2007 and 2011 at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill, Oklahoma, featured Quarles as the principal character. She told the ...

  6. Joseph Vann - Wikipedia

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    Joseph's paternal grandparents were Joseph Vann, a Scottish trader who came from the Province of South Carolina, and Mary Christiana (Wah-Li or Wa-wli Vann), a Cherokee. Young Joseph was his father's favorite child and was the major heir of his estate and wealth.

  7. John Ridge - Wikipedia

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    John Ridge was born to the Cherokee chief Major Ridge and his wife Sehoya around 1802 in their village of Oothacaloga, near present-day Calhoun, Georgia.The Cherokee were a matrilineal tribe, so he was considered to belong to the Wild Potato Clan [2] through his mother, Sehoya (Susannah Catherine Wickett). [3]

  8. Remember the Removal: Indigenous Cyclists Take On 950 ... - AOL

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    The Remember the Removal Ride retraces the Trail of Tears route and is helping young people from the Cherokee Nation reclaim their history. Remember the Removal: Indigenous Cyclists Take On 950 ...

  9. The Bowl (Cherokee chief) - Wikipedia

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    In his 1898 essay, "the Cherokee Nation of Indians," V. O. King reports: In 1822, a convention was made between the Cherokees and the Empire of Mexico, by which the Indians were permitted to occupy and cultivate certain lands in eastern Texas, in consideration of fealty and service in case of war.