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Flag of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma
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 (f):
280,000+
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North
Carolina (f):
10,000+
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians, Oklahoma (f):
12,000[1]
(f) = federally recognized
Languages
English, Cherokee
Religion
Christianity (Southern Baptist), Traditional
Related ethnic groups
Iroquois (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga,
Seneca, Tuscarora), Nottoway, Meherrin,
Coree, Wyandot, Mingo
The Cherokee (
) are a Native American
people originally from the Southeastern Un-
ited States (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
and Virginia). Linguistically, they are connec-
ted to speakers of the Iroquoian language
family. The Cherokee refer to themselves as
Tsa-la-gi (
) (pronounced "Jah la gee" in
the western dialect, "Zah la gee" or "Tsa lah
gee" in the eastern Giduwa dialect) or A-ni-
yv-wi-ya (
) (pronounced "Ah knee yuh
wee yah" (Western dialect) or "Ah nee yuhn
wi yah" (Eastern dialect), literal translation:
"Principal People").
In the 19th century, the Cherokees were
known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes",
because they had integrated numerous cul-
tural 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 Americ-
an tribes in the United States.[2]
Of the three federally recognized Chero-
kee tribes, the Cherokee Nation and the Un-
ited Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
have headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is loc-
ated in Cherokee, North Carolina.
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