History of the Cherokee Indians

Highlights of the numerous individuals, places and events of the Cherokee Indian Nation's History; in addition, each page offers links to additional Cherokee history, resources and material.

Historical Sketch: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Nation and Cherokee Nation Oklahoma Indians

North Carolina American Indian History Timeline

Cherokee Heritage and History: An Introduction to Cherokee History and Culture

Cherokee Tribal Government: Historical Summary

Cherokee War Rituals, Culture, Festivals, Government, and Beliefs

Cherokee Indians: Weapons and Warfare

Cherokee Indians: Weapons, War, and Warfare

Cherokee Chief Yonaguska

Cherokee Chief Junaluska

Cherokee Chief William Holland Thomas: Cherokee Indian Agent to Washington

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation John Ross

Cherokee Chief Stand Watie

Cherokee Chief Nimrod Jarrett Smith Obituary

Sequoyah: Legendary Creator of the Cherokee Syllabary (Alphabet)

Tsali: Cherokee Hero and Legend

Indian Removal

Indian Removal Act of 1830

President Andrew Jackson: The Cherokees' Perspective

President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal in 1830': Overview

President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830)

Treaty of New Echota in 1835

Cherokee Chief John Ross and the 1835 Treaty of New Echota

General Winfield Scott's Address to the Cherokee Nation

General Winfield Scott's Cherokee Indian Removal Enforcement Orders (Trail of Tears)

Autobiography of General Winfield Scott (Civilization of the Cherokees)

Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears Mapped Routes

North Carolina Census Records: Homepage

North Carolina Maps: Homepage

NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY: HOMEPAGE

The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

Map of United States and its Acquisition of Territory: Expansionism History

Manifest Destiny

Homestead Act

President Andrew Jackson

The Papers of President Andrew Jackson

Cherokee Indians and the American Civil War

Cherokee Declaration and the American Civil War

Five Civilized Tribes and the American Civil War

The Five Civilized Tribes

Map of the Five Civilized Tribes

American Indians in the Civil War

Cherokees of the American Civil War

First Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers

Cherokee Chief and General Stand Watie

Thomas' Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders

Cherokee Chief and Colonel William Holland Thomas

Eastern Cherokee American Civil War Battles and Skirmishes

North Carolina Cherokee Battalion History Photos Photographs

Chief William Holland Thomas's Cherokee Bodyguard Life guard

Charles George: Medal of Honor Recipient (The Only Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Nation to Receive the United States' Highest Award)

Squirrel: First American Indian to Completely Manufacture a Firearm

Cherokee History and Heritage (Includes Genealogy Tools, Tribal Enrollment and Membership Requirements, Census Data, Cherokee Myths and Legends)

North Carolina Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Reservation (Qualla Boundary)

N.C. Cherokee Reservation and Genealogy

History of Cherokee County, North Carolina

Western North Carolina: Cherokee Census Data and Information

Photos from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian

1924 Baker Roll

North Carolina Census Records

NCGenWeb Project

North Carolina USGenWeb Archives with Search Engine

USGenWebNC

USGenWeb Archives National Search Engines

Researching People of the American Civil War

North Carolina Office of Archives and History

North Carolina County Census Maps

Museum of the Cherokee Indian

Museum of the Cherokee Indian: Genealogy Tools

Native American Indian Genealogy: Indian Tribes of the United States

University of Virginia Library: Census Data

North Carolina Mortality Schedules

Cherokee home in the 1800s

Eastern Band of Cherokee [Official Site]

Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation

The Cherokee Physician, aka Indian Guide to Health

Descendants of Drowning Bear, Chief

Recommended Reading: Cherokee History, 1830 Indian Removal Act, 1835 Treaty of New Echota, 1838 Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Culture and Customs.

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