Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee | |||||
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| Early decentralized leaders (pre-1794) |
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| Chickamauga/Lower Cherokee (1777–1809) |
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| Cherokee Nation East (1794–1839) |
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| Cherokee Nation West (1810–1839) |
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| Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory (1839–1907) |
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| United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (1939–present) |
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| Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma/Cherokee Nation (1907–present) |
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| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (1824–present) |
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