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John Ross (Cherokee chief)
John Ross (1790–1866) was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828 until his death. Of mixed Scottish and Cherokee descent, he led the nation's legal and political resistance to removal, including its cases before the US Supreme Court, and opposed the Treaty of New Echota. After the Trail of Tears, on which his wife Quatie died, he led the reunited nation in Indian Territory, including through the American Civil War.
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