Map and Environment!
*Current
• eastern Oklahoma.
• eastern Cherokee western North Carolina
• Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
• in Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama currently no federal
recognition.
*Previous
• southern Appalachian Mountain
• western North and South Carolina
• northern Georgia and Alabama
• southwest Virginia
• the Cumberland Basin of Tennessee
• Kentucky, and northern Alabama
*Description
• It never got very cold
• Many large rivers
Religion/Myths and Legends
• 7 sacred directions
*North - Blue
*South - White
*East - Red
*West - Black
*Sun - Yellow
*Earth - Brown
*Self - Green
• The Keetoowah's bible
• Myths
*How The World Was Made
*The First Fire
*Legend of the Cherokee Rose
Language
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Language: Tsalagi
Cherokee-- is an Iroquoian language
'speakers of another language’
spoken by approximately 10,000 people
Many people, today, write Cherokee using the English alphabet and
phonetics.
*Hello O si yo
*How are you? To hi tsu?
*Okay Ho wa
*Thank you Wa do
*No Thla
Government and Social Classes
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The Seven Clans
The Seven Clans are: Wolf Clan, Panther Clan, Long Hair Clan, Bird
Clan Deer Clan, Bear Clan, Paint Clan
Red government
*Native American Chief
White government
*Caucasian Chief
Food
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crops of corn
Beans, Squash
Deer, Wild turkeys
Small game
Fish
Cornbread
Soup, Stews
Sunflowers
Fry bread
Shelter
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settled villages
river cane and plaster
thatched roofs
strong and warm as log cabins
larger seven-sided buildings for ceremonial purposes
palisades (reinforced walls) around them for protection
Transportation
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long dugout canoes
Dogs
There were no horses
Traveled most on foot
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Spanish bring over horses
Start to become advanced
Horses
Wagons
History
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Trail of Tears
Abandonment of Andrew Jackson
1540 - Hernando De Soto and his party are the first whites seen by the
Cherokees
1629 - The first traders from the English settlements began trading among
the Cherokees.
1721-First treaty with whites (South Carolina).
1738-Smallpox eradicates 25% of the Cherokee Nation. Nancy Ward is born
1753-Smallpox epidemic.
Clothing
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breechcloths and leggings
Moccasins
tear dress
porcupine roach
tattoo art
Barely any headresses
Face paint
War attire
Entertainment
• The Booger Dance
*scare children to behave
*chase women into forest
*have a good time
• Green Corn Ceremony
• Stick ball game
Very dangerous
Many injuries
Performed within tribes
• Festival dances
• games
• tribal meetings
Economy
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based on intensive agriculture
Hunters, farmers, and gatherers
The men hunted only what was needed to feed their families, but the
women farmed enough food to last for at least two years.
War, Peace, Weapons, and Culture
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*The Battle of Horseshoe bend
Frequent battling tribes
Iroquois
Chickasaw
Creeks
whitemen
• Culture
Cherokee Stomp Dance
The Old Cherokee Wedding
The Game of Cornstalk Shooting
• Weapons
Arrowheads
Tomahawk
Trade
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Baskets
Animal skins
Weapons
Tools
Foods
Animals
Beads
Technology, Tools
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Bows
arrows
Blowguns
Spears
fishing poles
tomahawk
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Somewhat advanced
Gender Roles
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Basically equal but few differences
MENHunting, war, diplomacy
Political decisions-tribes
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Chiefs
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WOMENFarming, property, family
Decisions-clans
Landowners
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Today, traditional Cherokee gender roles have diminished. Cherokee
women can be chiefs also... and Cherokee men are sometimes farmers.
However, modern Cherokee people still trace their clan relationships
through their mothers.
Bibliography
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http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/cherokee_kids.htm
http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/Cherokee/WendellCochran/WCochran0102
TearDressFacts.htm
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/cherokee.html
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/exhibits/cherokee/2aCHEROKEEPEOPLE.htm
http://www.native-languages.org/cherokee.htm
http://www.cherokeebyblood.com/religion.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002188F/food/cherokeeshunters.htm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/food/pictures/food.gif
http://www.nationalheritage.com/prodpics/addprod_1_17.jpg
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/reports1/lacrosse.jpg
http://members.aol.com/Chermoon/sashes1.JPG
http://www.texasindians.com/cherof.htm
http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/cherokee_kids.htm
Bibliography Continued
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http://www.nativeamericans.com/Cherokee.html
http://www.geocities.com/jillserenamatthews/cherokeewomen.html
http://www.shadowwolf.org/cherokee_culture.html
http://www.canyonrecords.com/sounds.htm
http://www.powersource.com/nation/dates.html