is the cherokee tribe a tribe from maine?

Answer 1

No. Only the tribal members that may have moved there.

Their original home was along the eastern seaboard feom what is now Florida north into the Carolinas.

When their land was stolen they were transplanted (some rode in trains, some were forced on foot and many of those died) via the Trail of Tears into the Oklahoma territories.

When whites wanted that land too, it was most of it stolen, again. It was already occupied when the Cherokee were moved onto it.

Being left with just the "worthless land, when oil was discovered under it, some made money, but the vast majority of the wealth was held "in trust" by the U.S. Government, and split up between political thieves. The same thing continues today with revenue from Indian lands (hey, it's all Indian land) being stolen by the bush-davidians. The only change when administrations change is the faces of some of the thieves.

Answer 2

No the Cherokee are not from Maine. Originally the Cherokee ranged from Georgia in the South to Virginia in the north. After the European invasion they were forced to cede land to the "white" government and ended up losing most of their lands. In 1837 the removal began, in which the Cherokee were forced from their land and marched to what is now Oklahoma. We can all thank president Andrew Jackson for this, he wanted all the "tribes" moved west of the Mississippi River to "Indian Territory". There were some Cherokee that were finally allowed to remain in the east and today they live in North Carolina on a reservation. Today there are 2 Federally Recognized groups of Cherokee, The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokee. But there are descendants of Cherokee scattered all over the 50 states.

Answer 3

The Cherokees are a tribe that originally lived in the southern states (Georgia??) but in the 1830's I believe it was, they were *forcibly removed* by the U.S. government and marched on foot all the way from their original homes to where most of them are now in the state of Oklahoma. Many of them were quite wealthy and prosperous, and owned businesses, farms, etc. but the government took their property without due process or just cause, sometimes evicting them from their own homes on just a moment's notice. Many of the Cherokee died on the forced march from hunger or exposure to the elements. This forced march is known by Cherokees as "The Trail of Tears".

The story of the Trail of Tears was not taught to me in school in history class - I learned about it on my own later on. Apparently they still don't teach it in school - I guess I can see why - It's a shameful part of our history.

The Cherokee were even back then known as one of the "Civilized Tribes". They had their own newspapers, schools, etc. Some of the Cherokee took the U.S. government to court in the 1830's over the Trail of Tears forced march, and you know what?? It went all the way to the Supreme Court and THEY WON. But you know what happened then? Andrew Jackson, the instigator of the march, said "Fine, the Supreme Court has ruled - now let them try to enforce it". So the Cherokee were basically screwed.

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Doesn't matter how many "thumbs-down" you give this - it's what happened. There are not-so-good parts of our national history that either don't get mentioned, or are glossed over, and this is one of them.....

Answer 4

no. from North Carolina and the surrounding area... later forced out to Oklahoma.

A number of people claiming to be partially of Cherokee descent did wind up in the northeast, somehow.

Answer 5

Oklahoma,

Answer 6

Tennessee.

Answer 7

From Israel

Answer 8

alpete is right it's Oklahoma.