Cherokee Nation

State · 1794–1907 CE · at its largest around 1794 CE

Constitutional Cherokee republic in the southern Appalachians, with its capital at New Echota; forcibly removed on the Trail of Tears (1838–39) and re-established in Indian Territory until 1907.

On its lands while it lasted

• Cherokee syllabary (1821 CE): Writing system created by Sequoyah for the Cherokee language, quickly adopted and used for the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper.

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