Native American Tribal Information
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Cherokee Nation Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation Oklahoma
Cherokee
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 Flag of the Cherokee Nation  Flag of the Eastern Band Cherokee  Flag of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians |
| Total population |
|---|
| 300,000+ |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Enrolled members: Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina: United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Oklahoma: |
| Languages |
English, Cherokee |
| Religion |
Christianity, Kituhwa, Four Mother's Society |
| Related ethnic groups |
Iroquois (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora), Nottoway, Meherrin, Coree, Wyandot, Mingo |
The Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ) are a Native American people from the Southeastern United States (principally Georgia, the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee). Linguistically, they are connected to speakers of the Iroquoian language family.
In the 19th century, the Cherokees were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes", because they had assimilated numerous cultural and technological practices of their European-American neighbors. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, they are the largest of the 563 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States.
Of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes, the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians have headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is located in Cherokee, North Carolina.
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