The WESTERN CHEROKEE NATION will be holding their next scheduled meeting at 114 North Broadway Street in Tecumseh, OK on April 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM. All Members and interested people are welcome to attend. Administrative Fees are due in January each year to keep you on the Active List, so they are now due for 2024.

2024年11月25日 · This LibGuide presents an overview of where to find information regarding the original peoples of Missouri and other American Indian peoples. Original Tribes of Missouri Before the Indian Removal Act (1830) there were nine tribes in Missouri, however other tribes inhabited and have connections to this land:

2012年11月21日 · In particular, the Cherokee were housed on the east side of the Mississippi during the winter of 1838, many freezing and starving, and crossed into Missouri in the spring of 1839. Later records show that many fell ill and were left along the way.

2013年1月2日 · In this map from 1810 the territory in Red is lands in dispute between the US government, State governments and many different Indian tribes that held the territory by treaty. Indian Territory – 1810. Treaty of 1828 with Western Cherokee 1:

2024年4月19日 · Sac White River Band = Chickamauga Cherokee Nation. Agencies and sub-agencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace.

The Cherokee Trail of Tears was a monumental event in both U.S. and Cherokee histories. As a result of many years of treaty negotiations and U. S. policies regarding the treatment and disposition of American Indians as early as 1776, its effects were far-reaching.

Introduction: In the late 1830s five Native American tribes, possibly over 100,000 people, were forcibly removed from the Southeastern United States, and required to live in “Indian Territory” (known today as Oklahoma) The Cherokee Tribe was among those forced to walk through Missouri to get there.

At present, to contain all of our people that remain in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and those scattered elsewhere, the name has been shortened to The Northern Cherokee Nation. They all came to the Ozark areas of Arkansas and Missouri at different times, but all came to escape the encroachment on their lands by the white settlers.

The Southern Cherokee, located around Newburg, Missouri, serves food to around 200 families in need. Many are our Native brothers and sisters. Help us to help others. Friendship Dance: This dance, as indicated by its title, depicts friendship, peace and goodwill.

Missouri Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Missouri animals. Write Your Name In Cherokee: Directions for using the Cherokee writing system to spell English names. Missouri Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of Missouri.