Cherokee Indians
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023080
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85023080#concept
Variants
- Ani'-Yun'wiya' Indians
- Anigaduwagi Indians
- Anitsalagi Indians
- AniYunWiYa Indians
- Aniyvwiya Indians
- Keetoowah Indians
- Kituwah Indians
- Tsalagi Indians
- Tslagi Indians
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Narrower Concepts from Other Schemes
- Cherokee Indians--Antiquities
- Cherokee Indians--Claims
- Cherokee Indians--Clothing
- Cherokee Indians--Cultural assimilation
- Cherokee Indians--Economic conditions
- Cherokee Indians--Education
- Cherokee Indians--Ethnic identity
- Cherokee Indians--Ethnobotany
- Cherokee Indians--Finance
- Cherokee Indians--Finance--Law and legislation
- Cherokee Indians--Food
- Cherokee Indians--Genealogy
- Cherokee Indians--Kings and rulers
- Cherokee Indians--Manuscripts
- Cherokee Indians--Medicine
- Cherokee Indians--Names
- Cherokee Indians--Politics and government
- Cherokee Indians--Population
- Cherokee Indians--Psychology
- Cherokee Indians--Religion
- Cherokee Indians--Research
- Cherokee Indians--Rites and ceremonies
- Cherokee Indians--Social conditions
- Cherokee Indians--Social life and customs
- Cherokee Indians--Sources
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
- Cherokee Indians--Wars
Sources
- found: The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes, 1998:volume 1, page 380 (Cherokee; in early times they called themselves Ani'-Yun'wiya' or Keetoowah; "Cherokee" probably comes either from Creek or Choctaw; many Cherokee prefer to use their own language's version of the Choctaw word, Tsalagi)
- found: Georgia Historical Society WWW site viewed Aug 26, 2021:Cherokee before the American Revolution page (Cherokee refer to themselves as "Aniyvwiya" meaning the "Real People" or the "Anigaduwagi" or the Kituwah people; "Cherokee" is an English word translated Tsalagi or Anitsalagi in the Cherokee language)
- found: United Cherokee AniYunWiYa Nation, website viewed Aug 26, 2021:enrollment application page (Citizenship in the United Cherokee AniYunWiYa Nation is open to any person who can provide evidence of their Cherokee bloodline by substantiating their direct descendency from a person whose name appears on any federal official roll)
- found: Ethnologue online, Dec. 9, 2021:Cherokee (alternate names: Aniyunwiya, Tslagi; autonym: Tsalagi; classification: Iroquoian)
LC Classification
- E99.C5
Instance Of
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Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2022-01-19: revised
Alternate Formats