Tennessee
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3 directory entries · Research in progress
- CherokeeHistorical homeland connection
Connection & source
Historical homeland connectionNation FAQ identifies southern Tennessee as part of earlier homelands; partial-state connection.
Centuries before removal; source updated August 2026. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ChiahaHistorical town connection in specialist reference
Connection & source
Historical town connection in specialist referenceDye places the fortified town of Chiaha on Zimmerman’s Island in the French Broad River near modern Dandridge, Tennessee, in the account of the 1540 expedition. The map record indexes that historical town connection.
Sixteenth-century Chiaha town visited in 1540. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ChickasawHistorical homeland connection
Connection & source
Historical homeland connectionNation history explicitly names Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee; broad regional connection, not statewide boundaries.
Before nineteenth-century removal; broad history passage. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
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