Cherokee Nation presents $7.6 million to school districts
On Tuesday, as part of the tribe’s annual Public School Appreciation Day, the Cherokee Nation presented $7.6 million to 107 school districts.
Clearing historic cemeteries takes time, volunteers
Cherokee Cemeteries Restoration Organization seeks to restore forgotten cemeteries. Members know it takes time. “Maintaining a cemetery is not a sprint, it’s a marathon,” organization President ...
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The Trail of Tears
click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an ...
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Cherokee letter protesting the Treaty of New Echota
The Cherokee nation was one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in the southeast, and Andrew Jackson planned their removal along with all other tribes existing east of the Mississippi River.