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2. Flag of the Cherokee Nation - Wikipedia

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   A flag for the new nation was designed by Stanley John, and approved by the Cherokee Tribal Council on October 9, 1978. The flag has an orange field with the "Great Seal of the Cherokee Nation" at its center. The seal is surrounded by seven yellow stars with seven points.

3. Cherokee Nation - Wikipedia

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   To be considered a citizen in the Cherokee Nation, an individual needs a direct ancestor listed on the Dawes Rolls as a citizen of the Nation, whether as a Cherokee Indian or as one of the Cherokee Freedmen. [50] [51] The tribe has members who also have some degree of African, Latino, Asian, European, and other ancestries. In the case of the ...

4. List of Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee - Wikipedia

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   Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) Nimrod Jarret Smith (1837–1893) was 4th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band and a Confederate Army veteran of the Thomas Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is made up of descendants of Cherokee primarily from along the Oconaluftee River in Western ...

5. Sequoyah - Wikipedia

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   Sequoyah (/ s ə ˈ k w ɔɪ ə / sə-QUOY-yə; Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ssiquoya, [a] or ᏎᏉᏯ, Sequoya, [b] pronounced; c. 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and neographer of the Cherokee Nation.

6. 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 ...

7. Chief Vann House Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   October 28, 1969. The Chief Vann House is the first brick residence in the Cherokee Nation, and has been called the "Showplace of the Cherokee Nation ". Owned by the Cherokee Chief James Vann, the Vann House is a Georgia Historic Site on the National Register of Historic Places and one of the oldest remaining structures in the northern third of ...

8. Nancy Ward - Wikipedia

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   Nanyehi (Cherokee: ᎾᏅᏰᎯ), known in English as Nancy Ward (c.1738 – c.1823), was a Beloved Woman and political leader of the Cherokee. She advocated for peaceful coexistence with European Americans and, late in life, spoke out for Cherokee retention of tribal hunting lands. She is credited with the introduction of dairy products to the ...

9. The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native ... - AOL

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   September 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM. Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than ...