Cherokee is the name of a tribe of Native Americans. The name of this tribe of people is the source of all other references to the word Cherokee:

• There are several places in the U.S. named for the Cherokee people:
  • Cherokee, Alabama
  • Cherokee, Iowa
  • Cherokee, Kansas
  • Cherokee, North Carolina
  • Cherokee, Oklahoma
  • Cherokee Village, Arkansas
• In addition, there are several counties named Cherokee County.
• The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee is called the Cherokee language.
• An automobile model called the Jeep Cherokee.
• A family of light airplanes built by Piper Aircraft is called the Piper Cherokee Six.
• A fashion label, "Cherokee of California," was a major manufacturer of women's platform shoes in the late 1970s and 1980s, then branched out into casual clothing, and eventually degenerated into little more than a licensing company.