The Cherokee Nation is committed to protecting our inherent sovereignty, preserving and promoting Cherokee culture, language and values, and improving the quality of life for the next seven generations of Cherokee Nation citizens.

Cherokee, North American people of Iroquoian lineage who constituted one of the largest politically integrated tribes at the time of European colonization of the Americas.

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Visit Cherokee, NC - Home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Cherokee peoples’ connection to our ancestral homeland is an integral part of our collective Cherokee identity. We are not simply from our land; we are of our land. Our landscape and natural materials inform our art, our ceremonies, our government, the foods we eat, and so much more.

We review the history, culture, and facts of the unique indigenous peoples’ tribe. The Cherokee tribe was among the multiple Indigenous peoples’ settlements that thrived across Northern America before any interaction with the Europeans.

The 2010 census counted 284,247 Cherokee, with a total of 819,105 people claiming some Cherokee ancestry, making it the largest tribal grouping in the United States.

Cherokee - Native American & Indigenous Studies - Research Guides and ...

Since before the founding of the United States of America, as has been well documented in the historic record, the Cherokee Nation has maintained a continuous, government-to-government relationship with the United States.