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Cherokee. By: Malia T. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/es/nc/es_nc_tears_1_e.jpg. Main Menu. DAILY LIFE. Cherokees ate beans, squash, corn, bear, elk, deer, and fish Cherokees planted most of the food they ate Cherokees live in shelters made out of clay, mud, grass, and animal hair.
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Cherokee By: Malia T. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/es/nc/es_nc_tears_1_e.jpg
DAILY LIFE • Cherokees ate beans, squash, corn, bear, elk, deer, and fish • Cherokees planted most of the food they ate • Cherokees live in shelters made out of clay, mud, grass, and animal hair. • Cherokees live in a town with 30 to 60 people Hhttp://www.ncdcr.gov/images/cherokeeGroup_1.jpgERE! MAIN MENU
CUSTOMS & RELIGION • Cherokees do The Stomp Dance at ceremonies • The Cherokee tribe has the Green Corn Festival • September is when the Cherokees celebrate • Cherokees have pow-wows • Cherokees speak Iroquoian http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/3B4A9A55-9F37-4AB7-9185-9DA9E3467050/KF002062.jpg MAIN MENU
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS • 1821 is when Sequoyah made up the Cherokee language • Very few tribes were on the British side • 1838 Cherokees and other Indians got moved out of their homes • 1838-1839 thousands of Indians walked nearly 1,000 miles to new lands • On the walk nearly 2,500 people died on The Trail of Tears http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/history/pictures/cherokee1730%27s.jpg MAIN MENU
ROLE IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PUT PICTURE HERE • Cherokees supported the British and King George the III • Cherokees lived in peace and helped the British http://americangallery.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/cherokee-scouting-fort-duquesne.jpg MAIN MENU
INTERESTING FACTS • Now the US government can identify over 240,000 Cherokees • Cherokees are one of the largest tribes in the US • Shamans were the religious leaders for the Cherokees http://home-school-coach.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pictures-of-cherokees.jpg MAIN MENU
BIBLIOGRAPHY • Works Cited • Lund, Bill. The Cherokee Indians. Minnesota: Brigestone Books, 1997. Print. • Mc Call, Barbra A. The Cherokee. Vero Beach: Rourkepublcations, 1989. Print. • Minnesota State Univrsity. “Cherokee.” Minnesota University state. E Museum. Web. 5 Feb. 2011. <http://mnu.edu//>. • Todd, Anne M. The Cherokee. Mankato: Brigestone Books, 2003. Print. • Williams, Suzanne M. Cherokee Indians. Illinois: Heinemamm, 2003. Print MAIN MENU