Cherokees
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically inhabiting the Southeastern United States. Their ancestral territory encompassed parts of present-day North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. The Cherokee language is part of the Iroquoian language family. Before European contact, they lived in settled agricultural communities, with a complex social and political structure.
In the early 19th century, the Cherokee Nation faced increasing pressure from the expanding United States government
Today, the Cherokee Nation is one of the largest federally recognized tribes in the United States, with