Salonitah | |
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Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | |
In office 1870–1875 | |
Preceded by | Yonaguska |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Welch |
Personal details | |
Born | 1796 |
Died | 1880 |
Nationality | Cherokee |
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]