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The Cherokee Nation, largest of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, is a people of Iroquoian lineage. The Cherokee, who called themselves "Ani'-Yun' wiya" or "Principal People", migrated to the Southeast from the Great Lakes Region. They commanded more than 40,000 square miles in the southern Appalachians by 1650 with a population estimated at 22,500. Similar to other Native Americans of the Southeast, their nation was a confederacy of towns, each subordinate to supreme chiefs. When encountered by Europeans, they were an agrarian people who lived in log homes (not tee pees) and observed sacred religious practices. During the American Revolution the Cherokees, as well as the Creek and Choctaw, supported the British and made several attacks on forts and settlements in the frontier. After 1800 the Cherokees profoundly assimilated White culture. They adopted a government patterned after the United States, wore European-style dress, and followed the white man's farming and home-building methods. Ironically, the Cherokees fought with Andrew Jackson in the Creek War (1813-14). Cherokee culture continued to flourish with the invention of the Cherokee syllabary by Sequoyah in 1821. This system, in which each character represents a syllable, produced rapid literacy. It made possible their written constitution, the spread of Christianity, and the printing of the only Native American newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, begun in 1828. A seat of government was built at New Echota. However, that same year gold was discovered in north Georgia's Cherokee territory. Within a decade the Principal People's native home, their "Enchanted Land", would be theirs no more. Trail of Tears Cherokee in North Georgia Recommended reading Want more information? Cherokee history links Georgia's Historic High Country Travel Association offers a free brochure on many sites mentioned in this article
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http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/AR/Craighead_County
Details for Craighead County
Name
Craighead County
Place Type
County
Located in
Arkansas
,
United States
County Seat
Jonesboro
(
Jonesboro Township
) and
Lake City
(
Lake City Township
)
Coordinates
Latitude
35.8167418
35° 49' 00.3" N
Longitude
-90.6501109
90° 39' 00.4" W
Population
68,956
Elevation
77 m
http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05031_craighead/BAS11C20503100000_013.pdf
Surrounding Counties
Greene
N
Dunklin
(
Missouri
)
NE
Mississippi
E
Poinsett
S
Jackson
SW
Lawrence
NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID
66847
Histopolis Place ID
377434756
Updated May 12
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