Editing Qualla Boundary (section)

{{short description|Land held in trust for the Cherokee of North Carolina}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = September 2019}}
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|name                    = Qualla Boundary
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|settlement_type         = [[Indian reservation|Indian reserve]]
|named_for               = Old woman
|image_skyline           = File:Cherokee Indian Reservation sign, NC.jpg
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|image_alt               = "Welcome Cherokee Indian Reservation" sign
|image_caption           = "Welcome Cherokee Indian Reservation" sign
|image_map               = 0990R Eastern Cherokee Reservation Locator Map.svg
|map_alt                 = Map of the Qualla Boundary
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|subdivision_type1       = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1       = {{flag|North Carolina}}
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|subdivision_name2       = [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]], [[Graham County, North Carolina|Graham]], [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood]], [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]], [[Swain County, North Carolina|Swain]]
|established_title       = Established
|established_date        = 1876<ref name=Qualla>{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Michael |date=2006 |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/qualla-boundary |title= Qualla Boundary |publisher=[[State Library of North Carolina]] |access-date=August 1, 2021|quote=Map of the Qualla Indian Reserve (Boundary) N.C.}}</ref>
|established_title1      = Added to Trust
|established_date1       = 1924<ref name=Trust>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=William L. |last2=Wetmore |first2=Ruth Y. |date=2006 |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/cherokee/rights |title= Cherokee Indians - Part 6: Federal recognition and the fight for Cherokee Rights |publisher=State Library of North Carolina |access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref>
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|seat                    = [[Eastern Band of Cherokee&nbsp;Indians]]
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|area_code               = [[Area code 828|828]]
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|blank_info               = 1018039<ref>{{gnis|1018039|Eastern Cherokee Reserve}}</ref>
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The '''Qualla Boundary''' or '''The Qualla''' is territory held as a [[land trust]] by the United States government for the federally recognized [[Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians]] (EBCI), who reside in [[Western North Carolina]]. The area is part of the large historic Cherokee territory in the Southeast, which extended into eastern Tennessee, western South Carolina, northern Georgia, and Alabama. Currently, the largest contiguous portion of the Qualla lies in [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood]], [[Swain County, North Carolina|Swain]], and [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]] counties and is centered on the community of [[Cherokee, North Carolina|Cherokee]], which serves as the tribal capital of the EBCI. Smaller, non-contiguous parcels also lie in [[Graham County, North Carolina|Graham]] and [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]] counties, near the communities of [[Snowbird Mountain Lodge|Snowbird]] and [[Murphy, North Carolina|Murphy]], respectively.

The tribe purchased this land in the 1870s, and it was subsequently placed under federal protective trust; it is not a reservation created by the government.<ref name=qualla1>{{cite web|title=History & Culture|url=http://nc-cherokee.com/historyculture/|website=Eastern Band of Cherokee|access-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415191656/http://nc-cherokee.com/historyculture/|archive-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Qualla/> Individuals can buy, own, and sell the land, provided they are enrolled members of EBCI tribe.