Editing Cherokee Outlet (section)

{{Short description|Section of the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) reserved for the Cherokee nation}}
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[[File:Former Indian Reservations in Oklahoma.jpg|thumb|400px|Oklahoma, the Cherokee Outlet, and Indian reservations established in the state and in the Cherokee Outlet.]]

The '''Cherokee Outlet''', or '''Cherokee Strip''', was located in what is now the state of [[Oklahoma]] in the [[United States]]. It was a {{convert|60|mi|km|adj=mid|-wide|abbr=off|sp=us}} parcel of land south of the Oklahoma–Kansas border between [[96th meridian west|96]] and [[100th meridian west|100°W]]. The Cherokee Outlet was created in 1836. The United States forced the [[Cherokee Nation]] of [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] to cede to the United States all lands east of the [[Mississippi River]] in exchange for a [[Indian reservation|reservation]] and an "outlet" in [[Indian Territory]] (later Oklahoma). At the time of its creation, the Cherokee Outlet was about {{convert|225|mi|km}} long. The cities of [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]], [[Woodward, Oklahoma|Woodward]], [[Ponca City, Oklahoma|Ponca City]], and [[Perry, Oklahoma|Perry]] were later founded within the boundaries of what had been the Cherokee Outlet.

The [[Cherokee Strip (Kansas)|Cherokee Strip]] was a {{convert|2.5|mile|adj=on}} wide piece of land running along the northern border of much of the Cherokee Outlet. It was the result of a surveying error.<ref>James, Marquis. "Notes to Foreword". ''The Cherokee Strip: A Tale of an Oklahoma Boyhood''. p. vii.</ref>  The whole of the Cherokee Outlet is often called the Cherokee Strip.