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They were later joined by Utsala's band from the Nantahala River in western North Carolina, and those few from the Valley Towns who managed to remain in 1838 following Indian Removal of most of the Cherokee to Indian Territory. Principal chiefs: Yonaguska (1824–1839) Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel (1870–1875) Lloyd R. Welch (1875–1880)
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these indigenous languages. The primary Native American peoples present in Alabama during historical times included the Alibamu , Cherokee , Chickasaw , Choctaw , Koasati , and the lower and upper Muscogee (Creeks).
This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma has a long history of Native American settlement and reservations. From 1834 to 1907, prior to Oklahoma's statehood, the territory was set aside by the US government and designated as Indian Territory, and today 6% of the population identifies as Native American.
Eagle Medicine Band of Cherokee Indians, also in Pennsylvania [117] New Jersey Sand Hill Band of Indians (also known as Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians or Sand Hill Band of Indians). [26] [46] Letter of Intent to Petition 01/09/2007. [27] Osprey Band of Free Cherokees [25] [30] [31] [32] [46] Powhatan Renape Nation, Rancocas, NJ ...
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names this week approved a formal request by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The effort was started in 2022 by band members Mary Crowe and Lavita Hill, who ...
Cherokee – named after the Cherokee people. Cheyenne Valley – named after the Cheyenne people. Cisco; Cuba – named after the country of Cuba. Cubana; Decota; Etowah; Havaco; Havana – named after the eponymous Cuban capital. Hiawatha – named after the eponymous Iroquois chief. Hoohoo; Iroquois – named after the Iroquois people. Iuka
Following lobbying from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names unanimously voted Sept. 18 to restore Kuwohi as the mountain’s name.