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• plural of Cherokee.

Cherokees

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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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While now eschewing the imperial strife of European colonists, the Five Nations waged their own “mourning wars” against the Catawbas and Cherokees of the south.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

While Stellantis used six cameras for the jury-rigged Grand Cherokees, the vehicles available for purchase in 2028 will sport 10 cameras and five radars, giving Wayve’s AI more data to rely on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Several Cherokees also criticized Mattel for not consulting with Mankiller’s only surviving child, Felicia Olaya, who said she was unaware of the doll until about a week before its public launch.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

About a quarter of the 16,000 Cherokees who walked what became known as the Trail of Tears died on their way to Oklahoma.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

In the late 1600s, Cherokees likely first encountered the English when traders from the Virginia Colony came to the region.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz