Cherokee County
County Seat - Tahlequah
Capital of the Cherokee Nation
 

"The Cherokee Seal was adopted in 1871 by Act of the Cherokee National Council. The seven pointed star in the center symbolizes the seven Cherokee clans and the sacred number seven. Oak leaves around the star symbolize the sacred, eternal fire made from oak.   The authority of the seal is written in English and Cherokee. The syllabary words are Tsa-la-gi-yi A-ye-hli, 'The Cherokee Nation.' The date, September 6, 1839 is the date of the adoption of the constitution of the Cherokee Nation West" [i.e. after the Trail of Tears]. 

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Will Rogers said:
"I am a Cherokee and it's the
proudest little possession I ever
hope to have".

Cherokee County was created from the Tahlequah District in the Cherokee Nation when Indian and Oklahoma Territories were joined to form the State of Oklahoma in 1907. It is located in northeastern Oklahoma in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, near the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller. The Cherokee Nation occupied these lands as early as the 1830s. In 1838, the Cherokee were forcibly removed from their tribal lands in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama to Indian Territory (Now Oklahoma).
This tragic event is commonly known as "The Trail of Tears".
The county capital of Tahlequah boasts to several historical sites. It is the home of Northeastern State University and the Cherokee Arts and Crafts Center.
Cherokee government buildings still standing are the Capitol (1867-70),
the National Prison (1874), and the Supreme Court (1844); and
the Murrell Home (1844) in Park Hill is a fine example of an antebellum mansion.

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Cherokee Nation Gen Web

Cherokee Nation, IT Project

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