Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern North Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, edges of western South Carolina, northern Georgia and northeastern Alabama. The Cherokee ( / ˈ tʃ ɛr ə k iː, ˌ tʃ ɛr ə ˈ k iː/ Cherokee: ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, romanized: Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Cherokee syllabics. This article contains Cherokee syllabic characters.
