Cherokee. A powerful detached tribe of the
Iroquoian family, formerly holding the whole mountain
region of the south Alleghenies, in southwest Virginia,
western North Carolina and South Carolina, north Georgia,
east Tennessee, and northeast Alabama, and claiming even to
the Ohio River. Read More
History of the Cherokee Indians, By Emmet Starr - This book will
be added it three sections, the first of which isGenealogy,
followed by Old Families,Biosand then the History
portion of the book. (hosted at
Native American Genealogy)
Listed below are Cherokee mailing lists, this is by no
means all the lists available, go to
Native
American Ethnic Mailing lists to check out all that are offered.
NA-NEWBIES - A mailing list for
anyone new to Native American Research, all Tribes and Nations.
CHEROKEE-SURNAMES Discussing and sharing of information regarding Native
American surnames associated with the Cherokee Nation.
CherokeeGene-L A mailing list for anyone interested in Cherokee
genealogy.
CHEROKEE-L Discussing the Cherokee history and culture.
FIVECIVILTRIB-L For anyone who is researching the Five "Civilized"
Tribes (i.e., Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek).
TRAILS-OF-TEARS-L A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest
in the "Trails of Tears" which involved the forced removal of Native
American tribes (e.g., Creek, Choctaw, Cherokee) from their homelands, with
a focus on the exodus of the Cherokee in 1838 and 1839 from their
southeastern homeland to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma.
The list of tribes and organizations below are not
federally recognized. Many of them are state recognized organizations only
or working towards federal recognition. We do not have the resources to
check the validity of each and every organization and expect that you
should before attempting to join or send a monetary contribution. We will
provide a listing for any Native American organization or tribe. If
you would like your organization listed please submit the information here.
As the United States expanded westward from the
original thirteen colonies, settlers often confronted the existing owners
of the land. As a result the federal government often negotiated treaties
with these Native Americans. This collection of official treaties was
compiled by the United States and originally printed in 1904. (Subscribers Only)Try Ancestry.com's Census Images for FREE!!!
Suggested Reading
Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized TribesStories about Indian ancestors in the family tree are
common among both black and white families whose roots go deep into the
American Southeast, especially those with links to the Cherokee,
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole (the Five Civilized Tribes). If
the accounts of family elders can be believed, those ancestors lived in
the not-too-distant past.
