Question: How large was the group of Cherokee that Nimrod Jarrett Smith was descended from?
Sentence (from "Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians"): The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᎩ, "Tsalagiyi Detsadanilvgi") is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States of America, who are descended from the small group of 800 Cherokee who remained in the Eastern United States after the Indian Removal Act moved the other 15,000 Cherokee to the west in the 19th century.
Relevant evidence: Yes