LC control no. | sh 85023080 |
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LC classification | E99.C5 |
Topical heading | Cherokee Indians |
Variant(s) | Ani'-Yun'wiya' Indians Anigaduwagi Indians Anitsalagi Indians AniYunWiYa Indians Aniyvwiya Indians Keetoowah Indians Kituwah Indians Tsalagi Indians Tslagi Indians |
See also | Five Civilized Tribes Indians of North America--Oklahoma Indians of North America--Southern States Iroquoian Indians |
Found in | The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes, 1998: volume 1, page 380 (Cherokee; in early times they called themselves Ani'-Yun'wiya' or Keetoowah; "Cherokee" probably comes either from Creek or Choctaw; many Cherokee prefer to use their own language's version of the Choctaw word, Tsalagi) Georgia Historical Society WWW site viewed Aug 26, 2021: Cherokee before the American Revolution page (Cherokee refer to themselves as "Aniyvwiya" meaning the "Real People" or the "Anigaduwagi" or the Kituwah people; "Cherokee" is an English word translated Tsalagi or Anitsalagi in the Cherokee language) United Cherokee AniYunWiYa Nation, website viewed Aug 26, 2021: enrollment application page (Citizenship in the United Cherokee AniYunWiYa Nation is open to any person who can provide evidence of their Cherokee bloodline by substantiating their direct descendency from a person whose name appears on any federal official roll) Ethnologue online, Dec. 9, 2021: Cherokee (alternate names: Aniyunwiya, Tslagi; autonym: Tsalagi; classification: Iroquoian) |