Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky" in English language version.
SCNK members claim descent from Cherokees who were members of the Treaty Party and marched west in the Removal. They say their ancestors fled the Cherokee Nation for Kentucky around 1871 to escape violence following the Civil War. The SCNK has received some state and municipal acknowledgements, but a 2011 bill to give it official state recognition died in the Kentucky Senate after passing the House of Representatives.
