The Native Alabamian C herokee tribe
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The Native Alabamian Cherokee tribe
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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
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Location of the Cherokee Tribe
Northeast Corner of Alabama
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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
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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
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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
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Native Alabamian Life
Boys Help the men Hunt and Fish Make arrowheads,
bows, and arrows
Girls Help the women Plant and Harvest
crops
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Homes
Winter Homes Crawl inside Built to hold in heat
Summer Homes Walk inside Built to remain cool
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Appearance
Light or dark tan skin Black hair
Boys would have mohawks
Girls would have long hair
Clothes made of animal skins
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Food
Traditional Cherokee farmed, hunted, and gathered the food they eat, such as: Fish Deer Beans Squash Corn
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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
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Weapons
Weapons were made of Stones Tree branches Deer horns
The Cherokee would carve the stones and deer horns into arrowheads and spears
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Arts and Crafts
The Cherokee were known for the beauty of their carvings and basketry
They made tools, pipes, canoes, and baskets
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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
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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
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Legends
Story-telling is very important to Cherokee Indian culture
There is a Cherokee legend “The Origin Jof Strawberries”
Jof strawberies
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What My Tribe Leave Behind
Arrowheads Tools Words
Like AL (is a native American word) Artifacts
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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
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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”
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The End
Thank You for
Listening!