Cherokee (disambiguation)
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Cherokee is the name of a tribe of Native Americans. The name of this tribe of people is the source of all other references to the word Cherokee:
- There are several places in the U.S. named for the Cherokee people:
- In addition, there are several counties named Cherokee County.
- The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee is called the Cherokee language.
- An automobile model called the Jeep Cherokee.
- A family of light airplanes built by Piper Aircraft is called the Piper Cherokee Six.
- A fashion label, "Cherokee of California," was a major manufacturer of women's platform shoes in the late 1970s and 1980s, then branched out into casual clothing, and eventually degenerated into little more than a licensing company.
- Cherokee is also the name of a song by the rock band Europe about the tribe and the Trail of Tears.