Cooweescoowee District

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Cooweescoowee District was a former administrative district of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, located in what is now northeastern Oklahoma.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
former territorial division
appliesToEthnicGroup Cherokee people
countryDuringExistence United States
dissolvedBy Oklahoma statehood
dissolvedInContextOf end of Cherokee Nation district system in Indian Territory
governedBy Cherokee Nation government
hasCulturalContext Cherokee Nation history
Native American self-government in Indian Territory
hasHistoricalEra 19th century
pre-statehood Oklahoma
hasJurisdictionOver parts of present-day northeastern Oklahoma
hasTypeOfGovernment tribal district administration
historicalRegion Indian Territory
languageOfAdministration Cherokee
English
locatedIn Indian Territory
locatedInPresentDay Oklahoma
northeastern Oklahoma
namedAfter Cooweescoowee (Cherokee leader or term)
partOf Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation districts system
replacedBy Oklahoma county system
status defunct
usedFor judicial administration
local administration
political organization

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Rogers County, Oklahoma formedFrom Cooweescoowee District
Clement Vann Rogers residence Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation
linked to: Cooweescoowee District