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Encyclopedia > Cherokee, North Carolina

Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina. It is the headquarters for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. It is also a tourist-oriented area, located at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the site of a Harrah's casino. It is located in western North Carolina on the Oconaluftee River and the Qualla Reservation, and on U.S. Highway 441. An outdoor drama depicting the Eastern Band's story, Unto These Hills, is presented annually during the tourist season.


External link

  • http://www.cherokee-nc.com - Official website of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians



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Cherokee County, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (439 words)
Cherokee County is a county located in the state of North Carolina.
In 1861 the southeastern part of Cherokee County became Clay County; in 1872 its northeastern part became Graham County.
Cherokee County is a member of the regional Southwestern Commission council of governments.
Cherokee, North Carolina (408 words)
North Carolina District Church of the Nazarene - Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the District represents 74 congregations including American Black, Arabic, Cherokee, French, Hispanic, Korean, and Laotian congregations.
Southwestern North Carolina Area Agency on Aging - Bryson City agency serving seniors in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Cherokee Indians - The largest and most important tribe of Iroquoian stock of the southern section of the United States, and formerly holding the whole southern Alleghany mountain region of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, with considerable portions of Alabama, Virginia and Kentucky.
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