Proceed with caution Here is the legal side there are definitely not  staterecognized Cherokee groups in the United States  Many quasitribal groups have extensive websites and make all sorts of claims and post pictures with tribal members with politicians but they are usually not staterecognized  State recognition is brought about by the legislature of the state in question passing a law recognizing the tribe  Governor proclamations and resolutions by state legislatures do not confer legal status  In the alternative a state can create an agency much like a mini BIA which is empowered to recognize tribes  For a clear example see the Alabama Indian affairs commission at httpaiacstatealus  I would venture to say that there are perhaps  staterec Cherokee groups in the strictest legal sense in the entire United States