Tahlonteeskee continued as the western Cherokee peoples ' capital from 1828 through 1839 , when new arrivals from the Trail of Tears flooded the area . At that time , Takatoka briefly became capital before the transition of the council seat to Tahlequah , Oklahoma was finished — upon completion of the construction of the new capitol building — and the seat of the government permanently moved away . Tahlonteeskee continued for years as a council meeting place for Old Settlers in order to settle differences between differing tribal factions
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Tahlonteeskee, Oklahoma