What Is the Cherokee Indian Tribe?
The Cherokee Indian tribe is a North American aboriginal group that speaks an Iroquoian language. The group was typically found in the southeastern United States. When colonists arrived in the 17th century, the Cherokee Indian tribe was the largest existing integrated tribe, in fact its name comes from a Creek word meaning people of many languages. It is thought that the group migrated from the Great Lakes Region, where other Iroquoian languages were common. The Cherokee Indian nation is the largest recognized aboriginal group in the United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it was reported that there were more than 300,000 Cherokee Indians living in the country. Major settlements can be found in Oklahoma and in Cherokee, North Carolina.
