Sa-li

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The Eastern Band members are primarily descended from Cherokee who did not participate in the march on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma Territory. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians still practice many of the original ceremonies of the Cherokee and many promient Cherokee historians are affiliated with or members of the Eastern Band.

One of the great Cherokee leaders and heros of the Eastern Band is Sa-li (pronounced Sah-lee). He opposed the removal and remained in the Cherokee Homeland with a small group of Cherokee who formed an armed and rebellious resistance against the United States to thwart the removal of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears. Sa-li surrendered and was executed by the United States in exchange for the lives of the small band he protected, who remained in the Cherokee Homeland and became the modern Eastern Band.

 

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