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Is there a historic Cherokee Nation?

There is no “historic” Cherokee Nation or tribe. The legal and historical record is clear: the Cherokee Nation of today is the same Cherokee Nation that has existed since time immemorial.

The Cherokee Nation people’s earliest known contact with people from another continent took place in the 1500s, but they were here long before that. Through it all, the Cherokee Nation and its people remained intact.

Was the Cherokee Nation terminated at some point?

How many Cherokee tribes are there? What do they share? What differentiates them?

Do the Cherokee tribes share treaty rights?

Is the Cherokee Nation the sole beneficiary of the Treaty of New Echota?

Does the Cherokee Nation have a Reservation? Is it shared with another tribe?

Where can I learn more?