Cherokees

Cultural  

1. A Native American tribe who lived in the Southeast in the early nineteenth century; the Cherokees were known as one of the “civilized tribes” because they built schools and published a newspaper. In the 1830s, the United States government forcibly removed most of the tribe to reservations west of the Mississippi River. (See Trail of Tears.)

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Example Sentences

Mattel should have considered traditional pucker toe moccasins, instead of black shoes, and included symbols on the basket that Cherokees use to tell a story, she said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Megan Burton, the woman on the horse, told the Quad-City Times that the portrayal was on behalf of Cherokee National Treasure, a group that honors distinguished Cherokees.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

But many tribal nations, including the Cherokees, have lined up against the challenge.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

“As an Oklahoman and Native American I certainly don’t have any objection to the Cherokees getting a delegate. That’d be a good thing in a lot of ways,” Cole said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

The first task of these leaders was to punish individual Cherokees who attacked whites, and to deal with the white government.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond