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The Cherokee national legislature in 1825 established the capital of New Echota. During its brief history, it was the site of one of the one of the earliest national self-governments of an Indian tribe and the first Indian language newspaper, as well as where a treaty was signed relinquishing Cherokee claims to land east of the Mississippi and where people were assembled for the journey on the Trail of Tears. Visitors today can see a number of both reconstructed and original buildings at New Echota. There is also a