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

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

In addition to having peer recovery specialists who are Cherokees, the recovery curriculum includes traditional activities like bead making, talking circles and stickball.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — In 1835, U.S. officials traveled to the Cherokee Nation’s capital in Georgia to sign a treaty forcing the Cherokees off their lands in the American South, opening them to white settlers.

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 Cherokees were originally divided into 30 or 40 independent chiefdoms, each consisting of a village of about 400 people.

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