Native American Tribal Information

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina

Cherokee
Flag of the Eastern Band Cherokee

Total population
300,000+
Regions with significant populations
Enrolled members: Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma (f): 280,000+ United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Oklahoma (f): 10,000 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina (f): 12,000+ (f) = federally recognized
Languages
English, Cherokee
Religion
Christianity (Southern Baptist), Traditional Ah-ni-yv-wi-ya
Related ethnic groups
Tuscarora

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States of America. The history of the Eastern Band is synonymous with that of the Qualla Boundary, although the EBCI own, hold, or maintain additional lands in the vicinity, and as far away as 100 miles from the Qualla Boundary. The Eastern Cherokee are the descendants primarily of those persons listed on the Baker Rolls of Cherokee Indians. The Qualla Boundary, the current homeland of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, gets most of its money from a combination of Federal/State funds, tourism, and the Harrah's Cherokee Casino, instituted in the early 1990s.

It should be noted that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are not affiliated with the Cherokee Nation or the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, beyond cultural and historical ties.

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