Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

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Flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Seat of the Cherokee Tribal Government in North Carolina.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ( Cherokee : ᏣᎳᎩᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᎩ, Tsalagiyi Detsadanilvgi) are an Indian tribe in the state of North Carolina recognized by the federal government of the United States .

They have an area of ​​around 230 square kilometers called the Qualla Boundary . Today around 13,000 people are members of the tribal organization. Due to the Indian Removal Act , all members of the Cherokee tribe were to be forcibly relocated from the east coast to the Indian territory in what is now the state of Oklahoma by 1838 at the latest . However, some families have been able to obtain an exemption by breaking away from the Cherokee tribe. Others fled to the mountains, avoiding forced relocation by the military. Most Cherokee were relocated to their new reservation in Oklahoma by 1838 (see Cherokee Nation ). 4,000 died on the Trail of Tears . In 1870, around 800 survivors bought what is now the tribal area back from the US government and founded the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians . The tribal area is not an Indian reservation in the legal sense, as it has not been assigned to the Indians as land reserved for them by the government. But it is still recognized and supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs . The seat of the tribal government is in Cherokee , North Carolina. There the tribe runs a large casino. The tribe has its own administration, its own school and health system, its own police, rescue service, fire department and its own court.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Region
  2. ^ About the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
  3. ^ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Emergency Services

Web links

Commons : Cherokee, North Carolina  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files