Salonitah

Salonitah
Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
In office
1870–1875
Preceded byYonaguska
Succeeded byLloyd Welch
Personal details
Born1796
Died1880
NationalityCherokee

Salonitah, or Flying Squirrel, was the third Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, from 1870 to 1875, and first chief elected under the new Cherokee constitution.[1]

  1. ^ Conley, Robert J. (December 16, 2007). A Cherokee Encyclopedia. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826339539.