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Cherokee Indians

LC control no.sh 85023080
LC classificationE99.C5
Topical headingCherokee Indians
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Variant(s)Ani'-Yun'wiya' Indians
Anigaduwagi Indians
Anitsalagi Indians
AniYunWiYa Indians
Aniyvwiya Indians
Keetoowah Indians
Kituwah Indians
Tsalagi Indians
Tslagi Indians
See alsoFive Civilized Tribes
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Indians of North America--Oklahoma
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Indians of North America--Southern States
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Iroquoian Indians
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Found inThe 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)