Salonitah

Salonitah
Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
In office
1870–1875
Preceded byYonaguska
Succeeded byLloyd Welch
Personal details
Born1796 (1796)
Died1880 (aged 83–84)
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Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel, was the second Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, from 1870 to 1875, and first chief elected under the new Cherokee constitution.

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