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Were the Iroquois and the Cherokee related?

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The recorded history of the Cherokees shows them living in many places at different times. There is linguistic evidence that the Cherokees were involved in another major migration before recorded history. read more

A: Yes. The Cherokee language belongs to the Iroquoian language family, meaning that it almost certainly shares a common ancestor with the languages of the Six Nations (Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, Tuscarora) as well as Wendat (Huron), Susquehannock, and others. read more

The Cherokee had no villages north of the Tennessee (this probably includes the Holston as its upper part), and at a conference at Albany the Cherokee delegates presented to the Iroquois the skin of a deer, which they said belonged to the Iroquois, as the animal had been killed north of the Tennessee. read more

The Cherokee language is linguistically related to the language of the Iroquois, whose historic homeland was the area of what is now upper New York State. This suggests that the people later known as Cherokee were once part of the Iroquois and that probably as a result of defeat in warfare moved to the southern Appalachian area. read more

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89. The Iroquois Wars
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Iroquois and Cherokee Tribes, Distribution, Language
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