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So Your Grandmother was a Cherokee Princess: The Cherokee Cultural Society of Houston's step-by-step guide to researching your Cherokee ancestry. [NOTE: There is no such thing as a "Cherokee Princess". This is a term popularized by Hollywood.]
 

Native American Genealogy by Barbara Benge (Cherokee)
 

Native American Genealogy Links by Dori West (Cherokee)
 

Cherokee Cousins webpage: They will do some searching for you for a modest fee. They also offer an excellent variety of genealogy and Cherokee history books.

Cherokee Tribal and Community Links

A word about Cherokee tribes. There are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes, the Cherokee Nation and the Keetoowah Band in Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokees in North Carolina. Then there are many other groups across the country who claim to be Cherokee nations. As a Cherokee man, that is a difficult situation for me. Some of these groups have state recognition, or they are Cherokees fighting for land in our traditional territories, or they are Cherokee communities who have moved to other places in the country. Then how can I say they are not Cherokee, just because the federal government doesn't want to recognize them? But on the other hand, without federal recognition, they don't have to prove their identity. And unfortunately there are many groups who are not Cherokee at all that claim to be a Cherokee tribe for one reason or another--some are new age cultists or something like that who don't know anything about real Cherokees, or worse, some are trying to trick the government or people of Cherokee descent into giving them some money. How can I tell these groups apart just from a webpage? So I have included all the unrecognized tribes I came across together in one group here. This website takes no responsibility for the authenticity of any of them, neither do we wish to slander them as fakes. Any group I already know is a fake I have not included here.

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma:
    Homepage of the Cherokee Nation.
Eastern Band of Cherokees:
    Homepage of the Eastern Cherokees of North Carolina.
Northern Cherokee Nation of Missouri and Arkansas Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee:
    The Southern Cherokee Nation Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama:
    Tallige Cherokee Nation Southeastern Kituwah Nation The Cherokee Indians of Georgia:
    Tennessee River Band of Chickamaugan Cherokees Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky Echota Cherokee Tribe:
    The Cherokee Indian Tribe of South Carolina The Amonsoquath Powhatan-Cherokee Tribe:
    Federally unrecognized Cherokee bands or tribes.
Cherokee Heritage Center:
    Organization dedicated to Cherokee history, culture and arts.
Cherokee National Historical Society:
    Organization preserving the history and culture of the Cherokee people.
Cherokee Cultural Society of Houston:
    Organization working to build community and preserve the Cherokee heritage.
Cherokees of California:
    Nonprofit organization promoting Cherokee language, culture and history.
The Cherokee Observer:
    Longstanding independent Cherokee newspaper.
Museum of the Cherokee Indian:
    Exhibits, archives and information from the North Carolina Cherokee museum.
Cherokee Nation Cherokee Native Americans Club Cherokee Nations:
    Cherokee online communities (primarily English-language).
Cherokee Constitution:
    Constitution of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation:
    Tribal organization to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing to Oklahoma Cherokees.

Maps of Cherokee Lands

Georgia Indian Map Tennessee Indian Map Kentucky Indian Map Alabama Indian Map:
    Tribal maps showing the original territory of the Cherokee Indians and their neighbors.

Cherokee Genealogy:
    Comprehensive list of Cherokee genealogy resources.
Cherokee Genealogical Resources:
    Genealogy information from the Cherokee National Historical Society.
Cherokee Indian Genealogy:
    Genealogical assistance from the Cherokee Heritage Center.
Cherokee Genealogy Forum Cherokee Ancestry Messageboards Oklahoma Genealogy Lists: Cherokee Native American Genealogy Lists:
    Mailing lists and bulletin boards for Cherokee genealogy.
Why Your Great-Grandmother Wasn't A Cherokee Princess Myth of the Cherokee Princess:
    Articles about the mythical "Cherokee Princess."
Cherokee Research:
    Resource lists for Cherokee genealogy.
So Your Grandmother Was a Cherokee Princess:
    Irreverent but useful article from the Cherokee Messenger about reclaiming your Indian heritage.
Cherokee Nation Tribal Registration:
    Enrollment instructions from the Oklahoma Cherokee.
NC Cherokee Reservation Genealogy:
    Enrollment instructions from the Eastern Band of Cherokee.
Cherokee Indians:
    Cherokee research file from Roots-L.
Nancy Ward Descendants of Nanye'hi:
    Websites for the descendants of Nancy Ward.
Sequoyah's Descendants:
    Family tree of the descendants of Sequoyah.
Will Rogers and His Descendants:
    Family tree of the descendants of Will Rogers.
Cherokee-Blackfoot Stories:
    Interesting theory that people of "Cherokee-Blackfoot" ancestry are actually of Cherokee-African descent.
Cherokee and Proud:
    Personal homepage of a Cherokee woman and her family history.
Cherokee Proud:
    Book on Cherokee genealogy for sale.
Guide To Discovering Your Cherokee Ancestors:
    Genealogical guide aimed at descendants of colonial intermarriages between Cherokee and English or French traders.
American Indian Genealogy:
    Direction for those seeking Cherokee and other American Indian ancestors.

Books for sale on the Cherokee

Beginning Cherokee:
    Cherokee language textbook for sale.
Introduction to Cherokee Intermediate Cherokee Language Program:
    Cherokee language book and tape sets for sale.
Cherokee Proud:
    How-to book about Cherokee genealogy.
Cherokee Trickster Stories Aunt Mary, Tell Me A Story:
    Books of Cherokee legends and folktales.
History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Signs of Cherokee Culture:
    Anthropology/ethnology books about the Cherokee Indians.
Cherokee Women:
    An interesting book on the role of women in Cherokee society past and present.
Cherokee Cavaliers After the Trail of Tears Cherokee Americans:
    Books on Cherokee Indian history
Trail of Tears Voices from the Trail of Tears Walking the Trail:
    Books about the infamous Trail of Tears.
Soft Rain:
    A nice children's book about the Trail of Tears, moving but not overly disturbing.
American Indian Literature:
    Evolving list of books by and about Native Americans in general.