Cherokee nation

Explanation for beginners about how to translate English names into Cherokee language characters.

50 Fascinating Facts About Cherokee Culture and History, including Cherokee Religion, Cherokee Food, the Cherokee Language and more!

In May of 1838, the family of Tickaneeski and Sallie Ketcher, including their three- year-old daughter Rebecca, were rounded up in Georgia by soldiers and sent to a holding camp. The public is invited to attend a June 8 ceremony to help honor Neugin.

Browse or search the Cherokee genealogy queries posted to All Things Cherokee in November 2013. Find others researching your family tree.

A group of approximately 660 Cherokees traveled through McNairy County in late fall of 1838. Also called Bell's Treaty Party, it was the only detachment to be accompanied by the military. (A historical marker located near Selmer in McNairy County, Tennessee.)

Learn Cherokee! My review of a free online Cherokee language class plus other resources for homeschool students or adults.

The Cherokee tribe was the first to inhabit the southeastern United States before most of them were forcefully moved west along the Trail of Tears.

If you suspect you may have Native American roots based on family stories, here are five tips that may help you prove your claim.

“In 1821, Sequoyah revealed a written version of the #CherokeeLanguage, called a syllabary. http://t.co/w3wjPycAgL”

The Cherokee people have lived in the southeast United States for thousands of years. Despite their interactions with foreigners, and a series of devastating forced migrations, the Cherokee have retained their unique culture and stayed united as a people.