National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Library of Congress John Ross made an unlikely looking Cherokee chief. Born in 1790 to a Scottish trader and a woman of Indian and European ...

These Indian nations ... of this group were not the recognized leaders of the Cherokee nation, and over 15,000 Cherokees -- led by Chief John Ross -- signed a petition in protest.

Throughout March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, we have celebrated and honored Cherokee women who have shaped our ...

"The Bureau of Indian Affairs was therefore not required to consider whether the UKB meets the Indian Reorganization Act’s definition of ‘Indian,’” Eid wrote for the panel. The Cherokee Nation ...