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The Native Alabamian C herokee tribe

Jadyn Headrick Presents:. The Native Alabamian C herokee tribe. Contents. Location Origin of Cherokee name Government Native Alabamian Life Homes Appearance Food Transportation. Weapons Arts and Crafts Language Traditions and Rituals Legends What Did My Tribe Leave Behind

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The Native Alabamian C herokee tribe

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  1. JadynHeadrick Presents: The Native Alabamian Cherokee tribe

  2. Contents • Location • Origin of Cherokee name • Government • Native Alabamian Life • Homes • Appearance • Food • Transportation • Weapons • Arts and Crafts • Language • Traditions and Rituals • Legends • What Did My Tribe Leave Behind • Other Important Facts

  3. Location of the Cherokee Tribe Northeast Corner of Alabama

  4. Name Origin • The Cherokee name comes from Chelokee • Chelokee means “People of different speech” • The Cherokee call themselves Ani’-Yun’ wiya or Tsalagi • Ani’-Yun’ wiya means “the real people” or “the principle people” • Tsalagi means “people living in a land of many caves

  5. Cherokee Government • Each town had a Chief who led during wartimes and a Priest who led during peacetimes • Chiefs were guided by a town council made up of both men and women

  6. Cherokee Government • In early times, the Cherokee did not have one Chief who ruled overall • The entire group only met for ceremonies and wars • The post of principal chief was created in the 19th Century to unify the Cherokee nation

  7. Native Alabamian Life • Boys • Help the men • Hunt and Fish • Make arrowheads, bows, and arrows • Girls • Help the women • Plant and Harvest crops

  8. Homes • Winter Homes • Crawl inside • Built to hold in heat • Summer Homes • Walk inside • Built to remain cool

  9. Appearance • Light or dark tan skin • Black hair • Boys would have mohawks • Girls would have long hair • Clothes made of animal skins

  10. Food • Traditional Cherokee farmed, hunted, and gathered the food they eat, such as: • Fish • Deer • Beans • Squash • Corn

  11. Transportation • Land Transportation • Walk • When the English came, ride horses • Water Transportation • Canoe • Rafts • Made of animal skins • Would put belongings on top and swim across the river

  12. Weapons • Weapons were made of • Stones • Tree branches • Deer horns • The Cherokee would carve the stones and deer horns into arrowheads and spears

  13. Arts and Crafts • The Cherokee were known for the beauty of their carvings and basketry • They made tools, pipes, canoes, and baskets

  14. Language • The Cherokee had no written language until 1821 • Syllabary was created by a Chief named Sequoya • A syllabary is an alphabet that is made up of sets of syllables rather than letters

  15. Traditions and Rituals • Each year the Cherokee held six major ceremonies • The main ceremony, The Green Corn Dance, took place at harvest time • Celebrated harmony and renewal • At this time, all crimes of the past year were forgiven

  16. Legends • Story-telling is very important to Cherokee Indian culture • There is a Cherokee legend “The Origin Jof Strawberries” Jof strawberies

  17. What My Tribe Leave Behind • Arrowheads • Tools • Words • Like AL (is a native American word) • Artifacts

  18. Other Important Facts • The Cherokee inhabited the southern United States in areas now recognized as Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia • The Cherokee originally called themselves “Aniyunwiya” (the principal people) • Settlers called them “Cherokee” (speakers of another language) • Cherokee citizens today sometimes live on Native American territories

  19. Other Important Facts • In 1838, the government began to force the Cherokee of their lands • Seven thousand government troops took the Cherokee from their homes and walked on foot about 800 miles • Along the way about 100 Cherokee indians died • This was known as the “Trail of Tears”

  20. The End Thank You for Listening!

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