Red Clay, Cherokee Nation

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Red Clay, Cherokee Nation was the 19th-century political and ceremonial capital of the Cherokee Nation in present-day Tennessee, serving as the site of major national councils before the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.

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instanceOf Cherokee Nation capital
former capital
historic site
activePeriodEnd 1838
activePeriodStart 1832
associatedEvent Trail of Tears
associatedWithEthnicGroup Cherokee people
associatedWithPolicy Indian Removal policy of the United States
associatedWithTreaty Treaty of New Echota (indirectly, as part of removal context)
capitalOf Cherokee Nation (pre–Trail of Tears)
countryAtTime United States of America
culturalSignificance symbol of Cherokee sovereignty in the East
currentSiteName Red Clay State Historic Park
ethnohistoricalContext Southeastern Woodlands tribes history
followedBy Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory
governedBy Cherokee National Council
governingBodyAtTime Cherokee Nation government
hasFunction site for ceremonial gatherings
site for political decision-making
site for treaty discussions
hasRemnant blue hole spring
council ground
spring
heritageDesignation state historic area
historicalRole center of Cherokee resistance to removal
languageUsed Cherokee
English
linkedToEvent forced removal of the Cherokee
preparations for the Trail of Tears
locatedIn Bradley County, Tennessee
Southeastern United States
United States
present-day Tennessee
locatedNear Georgia state line
precededBy New Echota, Cherokee Nation
linked to: New Echota, Georgia
reasonForEstablishment loss of Cherokee governmental authority in Georgia
region Southern Appalachia
replaced New Echota
replacedAsCapitalOf New Echota as Cherokee capital
servedAs last seat of Cherokee national government in the East
meeting place of the Cherokee National Council
site of major Cherokee national councils
significance last council grounds of the Cherokee in the East
timePeriod 19th century
usedAs ceremonial capital of the Cherokee Nation
political capital of the Cherokee Nation

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John Ross residence Red Clay, Cherokee Nation
subject linked to: Principal Chief John Ross