<P> The Cherokee ( / ˈtʃɛrəkiː / ; Cherokee : ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ , translit . Aniyvwiyaʔi or Cherokee : ᏣᎳᎩ , translit . Tsalagi ) are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands . Prior to the 18th century , they were concentrated in southwestern North Carolina , southeastern Tennessee , and the tips of western South Carolina and northeastern Georgia . The Cherokee language is a Southern Iroquoian language and part of the Iroquoian language family . Today there are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes : the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina , the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma , and the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma . </P>
<P> The Cherokee ( / ˈtʃɛrəkiː / ; Cherokee : ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ , translit . Aniyvwiyaʔi or Cherokee : ᏣᎳᎩ , translit . Tsalagi ) are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands . Prior to the 18th century , they were concentrated in southwestern North Carolina , southeastern Tennessee , and the tips of western South Carolina and northeastern Georgia . The Cherokee language is a Southern Iroquoian language and part of the Iroquoian language family . Today there are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes : the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina , the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma , and the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma . </P>
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Southeastern Woodlands
Southeastern Woodlands