- Qualla Boundary
The
Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation (officially known as theQualla Boundary ) is located in western North Carolina, just south ofGreat Smoky Mountains National Park . The Qualla Boundary is essentially the reservation of theEastern Band of Cherokee Indians inNorth Carolina , however, it is not a true "reservation" in the sense of the word, but rather a "land trust " supervised by theBureau of Indian Affairs .Location
The main part of the
Qualla Boundary lies in eastern Swain County and northern Jackson County, but there are many smaller non-contiguous sections to the southwest in Cherokee County and Graham County. A very small part of the main reservation even extends eastward into Haywood County. The total land area of these parts is 213.934 km² (82.6 sq mi), with a 2000 census resident population of 8,092 persons.ee also
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians References
* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=true&-all_geo_types=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=25000US0990&-geo_id=NBSP&-search_results=25000US0990&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Eastern Cherokee Reservation, North Carolina] United States Census Bureau
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