Treaty of New Echota: An agreement signed in 1835 by a small faction of Cherokees, not representing the majority, resulting in the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their ancestral lands.
Sequoyah: A Cherokee silversmith and inventor who developed a syllabary, allowing the Cherokee language to be written and read.
Major Ridge: A prominent Cherokee leader who supported the Indian Removal Act and signed the Treaty of New Echota.