Cherokee Indians

A tribe of aborigines who formerly occupied the southern portion of the Appal a chi an Mountains, and a large tract of country on both sides of the range. In 1838 they were removed by the U. S. government to the west of the Mi i ippi, into what is now Indian Territory, and the portion of the tribe that now remains have a civilized government and a written language. For numbers, etc., see Indians and their Agencies .