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John Ross ( Cherokee: ᎫᏫᏍᎫᏫ, romanized: Guwisguwi, lit. 'Mysterious Little White Bird'; October 3, 1790 – August 1, 1866) was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866; he served longer in that position than any other person.
John Ross was a Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people’s lands in Georgia, was forced to assume the painful task of shepherding the Cherokees in their removal to the Oklahoma Territory.
Nov 9, 2023 · John Ross was the longest-serving chief of the Cherokee nation, who resisted the U.S. government's forced removal of his people from their homelands. He fought in court, in Washington and in the field, but his efforts failed and he helped the survivors rebuild in Oklahoma.
Jan 15, 2010 · Principal chief of the Cherokee Indians for nearly forty years, John Ross served during one of the most tumultuous periods of the tribe's history. He is best remembered as the leader of the Cherokees during the time of great factional debates in the 1830s over the issue of relocating to Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Feb 3, 2016 · John Ross (1790–1866) was the longest-serving principal chief in the history of the Cherokee Nation, leading the Nation from 1828 to 1866, thirty-eight years.
In 1828, John Ross was elected the Principal Chief of the Cherokee. By then, the U.S. government wanted to take Cherokee land for new settlers. Ross refused to let them take it.
Jun 11, 2018 · John Ross (1790-1866), chief of the American Cherokee Indians, headed his tribe during the saddest era in its history, when it was removed from its ancestral lands to Oklahoma. John Ross was born near Lookout Mountain, Tenn., on Oct. 3, 1790.
