At first, or so assumed, there were 14 tribes. Though through the years it narrowed down to 7, because of extiction and/or absoration. The tribe names were as followed
Ani-wa'-ya (wolf)
Ani-Kawi(deer)
Ani-Tsi'skwa(bird)
Ani-wi'di(paint)
Ani'Sah'a'ni
Ani'Ga'tagewi
Ani'-Gi-la'hi
The last three tribe names couldn't be translated with assured acccuracy.

The main reason of extinction was because of what is called 'The Trail of Tears'.
To settlers it meant new horizons. Dreams of riches and new lives. To the Cherokee Nation the journey west was a bitter pill forced upon them by a state and federal government that cared hardly a bit for their culture or society, and, thought that it was a rediculous thought, their justice. It was and is a travesty and tragedy of both our Georgia history and our American heritage that forced the Cherokee west along a route they called "The Trail of Tears."
1835 was a vital year in Georgia history. Three years earlier, to densify their claim to......

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