Cherokee (disambiguation)
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The Cherokee
are a Native American tribe.
Cherokee can also refer to:
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Cherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
are a Native American tribe.
Cherokee can also refer to:
Cherokee people
- Cherokee languageCherokee languageCherokee is an Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people which uses a unique syllabary writing system. It is the only Southern Iroquoian language that remains spoken. Cherokee is a polysynthetic language.-North American etymology:...
, a southern Iroquoian language spoken by Cherokee people - Cherokee NationCherokee NationThe Cherokee Nation is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It was established in the 20th century, and includes people descended from members of the old Cherokee Nation who relocated voluntarily from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokees who...
, federally recognized Cherokee tribe, Tahlequah, OK - Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansEastern Band of Cherokee IndiansThe Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians , is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States of America, who are descended from Cherokee who remained in the Eastern United States while others moved, or were forced to relocate, to the west in the 19th century. The history of the...
, federally recognized Cherokee tribe, Cherokee, NC - United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee IndiansUnited Keetoowah Band of Cherokee IndiansThe United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe of Cherokee Indians headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The United Keetoowah are also referred to as the UKB...
, federally recognized Cherokee tribe, Tahlequah, OK - Cherokee Female SeminaryCherokee Female SeminaryThe Cherokee Female Seminary, , serves as the centerpiece of Northeastern State University, located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. The building was constructed to replace the original Cherokee Female Seminary that burnt to the ground Easter Sunday 1887...
, Tahlequah, Oklahoma- First Cherokee Female Seminary SiteFirst Cherokee Female Seminary SiteThe first Cherokee Female Seminary was a boarding school opened by the Cherokee Nation in 1851 in Park Hill. On Easter Sunday 1887, a fire burned the building, but the head of the school, Florence Wilson, made sure all the girls got out...
, Park Hill, Oklahoma
- First Cherokee Female Seminary Site
- Cherokee Male SeminaryCherokee Male SeminaryThe Cherokee Male Seminary was a tribal college, established by the Cherokee Nation, and one of first institutions of higher learning established west of the Mississippi River.-Creation:...
- Cherokee National CapitolCherokee National CapitolCherokee National Capitol, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was the capitol building of the Cherokee Nation from 1869 to 1907, when Oklahoma became a state.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961....
, Tahlequah, Oklahoma - Cherokee societyCherokee societyCherokee society refers to the society and culture of the Cherokee people. The Cherokee are a people native to North America who at the time of European contact in the 16th century inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before the majority of the tribe was forcefully...
- The Cherokee National Youth ChoirThe Cherokee National Youth ChoirThe Cherokee National Youth Choir was created in part by Chad "Corntassel" Smith, the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. It consists of youth of Cherokee descent who sing gospel music in the Cherokee language. The directors are Mary Kay Henderson and Kathy Sierra. The choir has sung at various...
Places
Australia- Cherokee, VictoriaCherokee, VictoriaCherokee is a very small town situated in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia. The town is located north of the state capital, Melbourne....
, a locality
United States
- Cherokee, AlabamaCherokee, AlabamaCherokee incorporated December 7 1871 is a town in west Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,237....
- Cherokee, CaliforniaCherokee, CaliforniaCherokee is a census-designated place in Butte County, California An area inhabited by Maidu Indians prior to the gold rush. But that conversly takes its name from a band of Cherokee prospectors who perfected a mining claim on the site. The population was 69 at the 2010 census...
- Cherokee, Nevada County, CaliforniaCherokee, Nevada County, CaliforniaCherokee is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, from North San Juan. Its elevation is above sea level.-History:...
- Cherokee, IowaCherokee, IowaCherokee is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,932 at the 2010 Census, up from 5,369 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cherokee County. Cherokee is also the home of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute, under the Iowa Department of Human Services...
- Cherokee, KansasCherokee, KansasCherokee is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 714.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cherokee has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Cherokee, North CarolinaCherokee, North CarolinaCherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina, USA, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. It is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley, near the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and U.S...
- Cherokee, OklahomaCherokee, OklahomaCherokee is a city in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alfalfa County.-History:Cherokee is the location of the Cherokee IOOF Lodge No...
- Cherokee, TexasCherokee, TexasCherokee is an unincorporated community in San Saba County in Western Central Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 175 in 2000.-Geography:Cherokee is located at...
- Cherokee, WisconsinCherokee, WisconsinCherokee is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hull, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States....
- Cherokee County (disambiguation)
- Cherokee ParkCherokee ParkCherokee Park is a municipal park located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed, like 18 of Louisville's 123 public parks, by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture...
, Louisville, Kentucky - Cherokee Sewer SiteCherokee Sewer SiteThe Cherokee Sewer Site is a multi-component Prehistoric Indian Archaic bison processing site excavated in 1973 and 1976 near the sewage treatment plant of Cherokee, Iowa; it is not associated with the Cherokee tribe. It is important because it shows a transition in bison hunting strategy during...
an archaeological site near Cherokee, Iowa - Cherokee Village, ArkansasCherokee Village, ArkansasCherokee Village is a city in Fulton and Sharp counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 4,807 at the 2007 census.-Geography:Cherokee Village is located at ....
Music
- "Cherokee" (song)Cherokee (song)"Cherokee" is a 1987 hit single released by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was the fourth single released internationally from the album The Final Countdown, and was number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA....
, a 1987 song by Swedish rock band Europe - "Cherokee" (Ray Noble song), a 1938 jazz standard written by Ray Noble
- "Cherokee", a song by White Lion from their debut album Fight to SurviveFight to SurviveFight to Survive was the first album by the American/Danish hard rock band White Lion, released by Victor Records in Japan in 1985. The band was signed to Elektra Records, which shelved the album with no intention of publishing it in the USA. Philadelphia-based Grand Slamm Records bought the album...
- Cherokee RecordsCherokee RecordsCherokee Records was a record label located at 1717 Oakwood Avenue in Huntsville, Alabama in the late 1950s. Three singles were released on the label.-Buddy Hughey:*The More I Learn To Care/Wonderland Of Love...
, a record label - Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian), a song by Paul Revere & the Raiders, known for its chorus refrain of "Cherokee People"
Plants
- Rosa laevigata, also known as the Cherokee Rose
- Cherokee (grape), another name for the grape Catawba
People
- Cherokee ParksCherokee ParksCherokee Bryan Parks is an American professional basketball player.A 6' 11" , 240 lbs center, Parks played his college basketball at Duke University under coach Mike Krzyzewski and won the 1992 national title during his freshman year...
(born 1972), American former basketball player - Crawford GoldsbyCrawford GoldsbyCrawford Goldsby was a 19th-century American outlaw, known by the alias Cherokee Bill. Responsible for the murders of seven men , he and his gang terrorized the Indian Territory for over two years.-Early life:Goldsby was born to Sgt...
a.k.a. Cherokee Bill, a 19th century American outlaw
Brand/model names
- Hall Cherokee, homebuilt glider
- Jeep Cherokee (disambiguation), sport utility vehicle models
- Jeep Grand CherokeeJeep Grand CherokeeThe Jeep Grand Cherokee is a Mid-size SUV produced by the Jeep division of Chrysler. While some other SUVs were manufactured with body on frame construction, the Jeep Grand Cherokee has always used a unibody chassis.- Development :...
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Piper CherokeePiper CherokeeThe Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of light aircraft designed for flight training, air taxi, and personal use. It is built by Piper Aircraft....
, a family of light aircraft- Piper Cherokee SixPiper Cherokee Six-External links:* *...
- Piper Cherokee Six
- Cherokee (web server), a free software web server for Unix-like systems
- Cherokee Group, makers of Cherokee brand clothing, licensed to various companies such as Target in the US and Tesco in the UK
- Cherokee (train), a Rock Island passenger train
Other
- Cherokee (nuclear test), a 1956 test using the first air drop of a thermonuclear weapon