Cherokee (culture or style)

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North American Indians of Iroquoian lineage who constituted one of the largest politically integrated tribes at the time of European colonization of the Americas. Their name is derived from a Creek word meaning 'people of different speech'; many prefer to be known as Keetoowah or Tsalagi. They formerly controlled approximately 40,000 square miles (100,000 square km) of the Appalachian Mountains in parts of present-day Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and the western parts of what are now North Carolina and South Carolina. Most members were forcibly removed from the Southeast by the U.S. government in the 1830s. Today the Cherokee Nation is a sovereign tribal government.
Cherokee
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024