Greg Smithers

Virginia Commonwealth University

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History professor at Virginia Commonwealth University; author of The Cherokee Diaspora

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The number of Americans who claim Native American ancestry is growing and the tribe claimed most often is Cherokee.

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The number of Americans who claim Native American ancestry is growing and the tribe claimed most often is Cherokee.

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