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One of the largest tribes of Native Americans is the Cherokee. The Cherokee moved in to the southeastern U.S., possibly as late as the 1500s, from the North. By the 1700s, the Cherokee had become trading partners with the British colonists. During the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Cherokees began adopting the Anglo-American culture. About 1809, Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith, began developing a written language for the tribe. This was a major advancement, as it was the first written language for a Native American tribe in the U.S. or Canada. The Cherokee owned large amount of land in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Settlers moving west wanted these lands. In 1838, President Martin Van Buren ordered troops to force over 16,000 Cherokee to leave. They were sent to Indian Territory, in what .is now Oklahoma. This removal is called the Trail of Tears, since many Cherokee died during the journey. In the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, the tribe established schools, hospitals and a newspaper. Today, Cherokee members live mostly in Oklahoma, North Carolina and the West Coast.