Difference between revisions of "Cherokees"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70566" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70566" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A tribe of American Indians, numbering some 20,000, in the NW. of the Indian Territory, U.S.; civilised, self-governing, and increasing; formerly occupied the region about the Tennessee River. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == |
Latest revision as of 17:05, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n. pl.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A tribe of American Indians, numbering some 20,000, in the NW. of the Indian Territory, U.S.; civilised, self-governing, and increasing; formerly occupied the region about the Tennessee River.