The Museum of the Cherokee People is the tribal museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), one of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes alongside Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. The EBCI is a self-governed, autonomous nation with over 16,000 enrolled members living around the world—it has its own laws, elections, and government—and is the only federally recognized Tribal Nation within the boundaries of what is currently known as North Carolina. In this exhibition, visitors will learn how, through adaptability and innovation, the EBCI has combated attempts to eradicate, remove, and assimilate its people and remained on the Qualla Boundary—57,000 acres (0.00067661% of the original Cherokee territory) which is owned by the EBCI and held in trust by the federal government.