Approximately 20,000 #Cherokees were marched west over what would soon be known as the "Trail of Tears." Along the way, approximately 4,000 people died
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The process of acculturation began early for the #Cherokees with the introduction of European trade goods in 1673.
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Andrew Jackson actually set the so-called "Removal Process" in motion. In the meantime the government had been doing everything in its power to convince #Cherokees to move west voluntarily, and the first to do so were the faction known as Chickamaugans
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In the west, the #Cherokee divided into two major factions. The #Cherokees who had signed the removal treaty and all of their friends, allies, and associates had become known as the Treaty Party
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Because of the long history of intermarriage, and because of the nature of the division of land in eastern Oklahoma, #Cherokees have long been used to interacting with non-#Cherokees
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The word #Cherokee is believed to have evolved from a #Choctaw word meaning "Cave People." It was picked up and used by Europeans and eventually accepted and adopted by #Cherokees in the form of Tsalagi or Jalagi
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There is a #Cherokee reservation in North Carolina for the Eastern Band of #Cherokees
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If the #Cherokees are Christian, they might be Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, or any other Christian denomination. Among the more traditional #Cherokees is a large group of #Cherokee Baptists
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There is also a #Cherokee Nation higher education program to assist #Cherokees in attending college
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According to historical author Jim Stebinger, #Cherokees held an estimated 1,600 black slaves
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From its humble condition in the 1970s, the #Cherokee Nation has grown to massive proportions, employing 1,300 people, 85 % of whom are #Cherokees with a $1.6 million monthly payroll.
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Because of the long history of intermarriage, and because of the nature of the division of land in eastern Oklahoma, #Cherokees have long been used to interacting with non-#Cherokees
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The #Cherokees were forced to sign one treaty after another with the new United States government, each one giving away more land to the new nation
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Most #Cherokees still attend public schools (several of which have up to 90 % #Cherokee enrollment), but over the last 20 years or so, the situation there for #Cherokees has greatly improved
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traditional #Cherokees gather at various "stomp grounds," which are consecrated, ceremonial grounds. Each ground has its own set of religious leaders
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Missionaries, school systems, government programs, and intermarriage also undermined #Indian beliefs. Many #Cherokees began to depend for health care, either exclusively or in part, on white doctors
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Many #Cherokees became farmers, ranchers, merchants, bankers, and lawyers. In many ways, the #Cherokee Nation mirrored the larger United States
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Since the government of the #Cherokee Nation refused to negotiate, other #Cherokees signed the treaty without authorization. The United States called the treaty a legal document and proceeded to force the #Cherokees to live up to its terms
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#Cherokee oral tradition tells of a time when the #Cherokees were ruled over by a powerful priesthood called the ani-Kutani. When the priests took away a young man's wife, he organized a revolt and all the priests were killed
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If the #Cherokees are Christian, they might be Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, or any other Christian denomination. Among the more traditional #Cherokees is a large group of #Cherokee Baptists
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#Cherokees always seem to have been willing to accept outsiders into their ranks, some might say, too willingly
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#Cherokees are seldom if ever of one mind on any given issue. When it comes to national politics they will only come close to a consensus if the issue at hand is one of tribal sovereignty
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The process of acculturation began early for the #Cherokees with the introduction of European trade goods in 1673.
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#Cherokees have a high occurrence of diabetes, perhaps as a result of dietary habits fostered by outside influences such as government boarding schools and the government's food distribution program for #Indians
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#Cherokees were traditionally an agrarian people, maintaining a town garden and individual garden plots. The women did most of the tending of crops, but then the women owned the gardens and the homes
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Approximately 20,000 #Cherokees were marched west over what would soon be known as the "Trail of Tears." Along the way, approximately 4,000 people died
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The #Cherokees were forced to sign one treaty after another with the new United States government, each one giving away more land to the new nation
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Andrew Jackson actually set the so-called "Removal Process" in motion. In the meantime the government had been doing everything in its power to convince #Cherokees to move west voluntarily, and the first to do so were the faction known as Chickamaugans
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If the #Cherokees are Christian, they might be Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, or any other Christian denomination. Among the more traditional #Cherokees is a large group of #Cherokee Baptists
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