The Cherokee Nation of Mexico, also known as the Cherokee Nation of Sequoyah of Mexico, Texas, and U.S.A. Reservation and Church, is an organization of individuals who claim descent from

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who migrated to

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during the 19th century. They are an

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with a presence in

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, Mexico. According to

Robert J. Conley Robert J. Conley (December 29, 1940 – February 16, 2014) was a Cherokee author. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas. Conley was born in Cushing, Oklahoma on December 29, 1940. He wa ...

, the Cherokee Nation of Mexico is recognized by the state of Coahuilla. Their chief is Charles L. Rogers. Charles L. Rogers, the Ancient Cherokee Church of Mexico, the Cherokee Nation of Mexico, and the Native American Church sued American Express Bank and others in Texas Western District Court in 2013. The Cherokee Nation of Mexico Texas and Coahuila Reservation and Church was headquartered in

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, United States. Today they are an IRS 170(b)(1)(A)(i) organization, listed as a "Religion-Related, Spiritual Development" and

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church, with Unconditional Tax Exemption, located in

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."Cherokee Nation of Sequoyah in mex tx & us reservation & church."
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References

* Conley, Robert
''A Cherokee Encyclopedia.''
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007. {{ISBN, 978-082633951-5.

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Cherokee Nation of Mexico
official website Cherokee heritage groups Non-profit organizations based in Texas Hays County, Texas Protestantism in Texas Unrecognized tribes in the United States

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