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Cunne Shote, Cherokee Chief, by Francis Parsons (English), 1762, oil on canvas, Gilcrease Museum. Conocotocko [a] / ˌ k ʌ n ə k ə ˈ t oʊ k oʊ / (Cherokee: ᎬᎾᎦᏙᎦ, romanized: Gvnagadoga, "Standing Turkey"), also known by the folk-etymologized name Cunne Shote, [b] was First Beloved Man of the Cherokee from 1760.
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Jimalee Chitwood was born on January 23, 1906, in El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, [a] the first child of James Alexander Chitwood and Mary Caroline Burger Chitwood. [2] Her father, whom Burton identified as being of Cherokee descent, was as a rider for the Pony Express and had moved from Texas to Oklahoma Territory during the Land Rush of 1889.
The term "Oconaluftee" comes from the Cherokee village name Egwanulti, which means "by the river." [7] It was recorded by naturalist John Bartram in his journals of 1775. [8] The location of the village was unknown, although early although anthropologist James Mooney believed it to be situated near modern Birdtown, between Cherokee and Bryson ...
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 ...
The Cherokee Nation–East adopted a written constitution in 1827, creating a government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The Principal Chief was elected by the National Council, which was the legislature of the Nation. The Cherokee Nation–West adopted a similar constitution in 1833.
In 1540, at the time of the Hernando de Soto expedition, the Southeastern Woodlands region was inhabited by peoples of several mound-building cultures.. By the 1720s, the powerful Cherokee were well established at the southern end of the Great Appalachian Valley, having displaced the Muscogee Creek and other tribes. [1]