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History of the Cherokee By Sarha Swanke 2nd hour

History of the Cherokee By Sarha Swanke 2nd hour. 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

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History of the Cherokee By Sarha Swanke 2nd hour

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  1. History of the Cherokee By Sarha Swanke 2nd hour

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Language • 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

  5. Government and Social Classes • 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

  6. Food • crops of corn • Beans, Squash • Deer, Wild turkeys • Small game • Fish • Cornbread • Soup, Stews • Sunflowers • Fry bread

  7. Shelter • 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

  8. Transportation • Beginning • long dugout canoes • Dogs • There were no horses • Traveled most on foot • Later • Spanish bring over horses • Start to become advanced • Horses • Wagons

  9. History • 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.

  10. Clothing • breechcloths and leggings • Moccasins • tear dress • porcupine roach • tattoo art • Barely any headresses • Face paint • War attire

  11. 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

  12. Economy • 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.

  13. War, Peace, Weapons, and Culture • *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

  14. Trade • Baskets • Animal skins • Weapons • Tools • Foods • Animals • Beads

  15. Technology, Tools • Bows • arrows • Blowguns • Spears • fishing poles • tomahawk • Somewhat advanced

  16. Gender Roles • Basically equal but few differences • MEN- • Hunting, war, diplomacy • Political decisions-tribes • Chiefs • WOMEN- • Farming, property, family • Decisions-clans • Landowners • 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.

  17. Bibliography • http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/cherokee_kids.htm • http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/Cherokee/WendellCochran/WCochran0102TearDressFacts.htm • http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/cherokee.html • http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/exhibits/cherokee/2a-CHEROKEEPEOPLE.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

  18. Bibliography Continued • 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

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