[righttackle44]

. . . with the Cherokee being slightly larger.

Not certain where you get your information. There are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes: the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation (CN) in Oklahoma.The population of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, by its own count according to its records, is 240,000. The Eastern Band of Cherokees' population is 16,000, and the population of the United Keetoowah band is 14,000 for a total of 270,000.

The Navajo Nation population totals 332,000.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Not certain where you get your information. ***

Here.

https://www.cherokee.org/

“Today, the Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States with more than 370,000 tribal citizens worldwide. More than 141,000 Cherokee Nation citizens reside within the 14-county tribal jurisdictional area that covers most of northeastern Oklahoma.”