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Cherokee
Cherokee Largest tribe of Native Americans in the USA, members of the Iroquoian language family. The Cherokee migrated
s into the Appalachian region of Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas. They sided with the British during the American Revolution. When gold was discovered on their land in Georgia in the 1830s, they were forced to move
w. This tragic ‘Trail of Tears’ (1838) reduced the population by 25%. One of the ‘Five Civilized Tribes’,
c.47,000 Cherokee descendants now live in Oklahoma and
c.3000 in North Carolina.
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Cherokee members spread across nation: That 'Cherokee Princess' is an elusive relation
Newspaper article from: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times); 8/2/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...misunderstood as the Cherokee Nation when it comes...Indian country look at the Cherokee and make comments about...Indian, and by some Cherokees. One of the first myths...is, of course, the Cherokee Princess. Did she exist...
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CHEROKEE ENTERS INTO RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF OBLIGATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $100 MILLION
PR Newswire; 3/26/1993; 700+ words
; ...Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cherokee Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKE) and its subsidiary, The Cherokee Group, announced today that they have...financial restructuring which will reduce Cherokee's indebtedness and preferred stock obligations...
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The Cherokee response to removal.
Magazine article from: Social Education; 11/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...by Wahnenauhi (Cherokee), 1889 * 1829 poem, "The Cherokees' Reply" Lesson overview...who actually seized Cherokee land for non-Cherokees through the 1835 Treaty...they represented the Cherokees. Official Cherokee leadership questioned...
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CHEROKEES SWEEP LANGUAGE FAIR
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 5/20/2005; 650 words
; The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native...issued the following news release: Cherokee children recently showcased their ability...professor for the University of Oklahoma. Cherokee children brought home first place awards...
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Cherokee Knitwear: ready for the big leagues. (Licensing Fashion)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/4/1986; ; 700+ words
; Cherokee Knitwear: Ready for the Big Leagues After a warmup season, Cherokee Knitwear is ready to play ball. The Cherokee Group, a publicly held sportswear company based in Los Angeles, licensed Trans-Fashion Industries, Inc., here, last...
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Cherokee cedes control in LBO; Drexel underwriting deal gives firm the upper hand. (Cherokee Group; Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.) (company profile)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 1/16/1989; ; 700+ words
; Cherokee cedes control in LBO Drexel underwriting deal gives firm the upper hand The Cherokee Group Inc., a profitable apparel maker based...Drexel is going to end up owning a majority of Cherokee, that is pretty much the way it is," said...
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Cherokee holds international license parley for expansion.
Magazine article from: Footwear News; 7/23/1990; ; 700+ words
; Cherokee holds international license parley for expansion SUNLAND, Calif. -- The Cherokee Group, as part of its expanding international...licenses plus internal divisions including Cherokee Shoe. Cherokee licenses its name for women...
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Cherokee Nation Offering Free Tax Help
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 1/21/2008; 700+ words
; The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American...following news release: With tax season now upon us, the Cherokee Nation is offering free tax preparation service to Cherokee citizens and other area residents with an annual income...
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Representing Cherokee Dispossession
Magazine article from: Studies in American Indian Literatures; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...their homeland, the Cherokee Nation would never die." Hoig, The Cherokees and Their Cheifs...United States and the Cherokee Nation. In 1800...mission among the Cherokees to further their...refused to acknowledge Cherokee sovereignty within...its laws over the Cherokees in 1830. In ...
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CHEROKEE NATION UNVEILS CHEROKEE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SOFTWARE
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 1/10/2005; 446 words
; The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American...tribe, issued the following news release: The Cherokee Nation recently developed a computer software program to translate Cherokee phonetic words into Cherokee syllabary. "This...
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Cherokees
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...significant part of Cherokee culture and usually...relationship between the Cherokees and the stone...by about 22,000 Cherokees as of 2007 (only about 5 percent of the Cherokee population, due...dislocation to the Cherokees. Some estimate...95 percent of the Cherokee population ...
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Cherokee
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...family. Although "Cherokee" probably comes...of the caves," Cherokees have often referred...their landholdings. Cherokees fought in numerous...including the Cherokee War against the...Keetoowah Band and the Cherokee Nation, form the...of contemporary Cherokees. After the survivors...
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Cherokee Cases
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CHEROKEE CASES With the creation of the U.S...determination to affect great changes. The Cherokee, faced with growing hostility to their...two cases that are commonly known as the Cherokee Cases : Cherokee Nation v. Georgia...
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Cherokee Nation Cases
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...campaigns convinced most Cherokees in Tennessee to leave...majority in Georgia. Cherokee territory proved vulnerable...enacted legislation for Cherokee country as though it...remove the tribes. The Cherokees hired a famous lawyer...the Supreme Court. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia asked...
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Cherokee Language
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...and a Newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, and other publications in the Cherokee syllabary were produced...consumption. The removal of the Cherokees from their homeland to Oklahoma...press in the independent Cherokee Nation, where native language...
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