1. Native Americans Cherokee
osiyo tohitsu kohi iga
Hello and how are you today
ayv gvlieliga tsilugi
I welcome you here
detsadaladihesdi
Raise one another up and don't tear each other down
doyugadv
Be as close to the creator as you can

2. “All Life is sacred and all things are interconnected”
“All Life is sacred and all things are interconnected”. The tipi is in the shape of a circle, it symbolizes unity within the tribe, and everyone is part of the family and part of Mother Earth. The circle also refers to the many circles of life in the creation around us; the four seasons, the four directions, the life cycle of the plants and animals.
Housing/Shelter:
Cherokee Indians lived in settled villages, usually located near a river.
Most of the time, grandparents, parents and children lived together.

3. What does a home represent to you?
What is a home?
Why do we have a home?
What kind of home did our Mom and Dad live in when they were children?
Did our grandparents live in the same kind of house?
Do you know what kind of home Native Americans lived in long ago?

4. Cut out the shape of the tipi.
Let’s make a Tipi!
Cut out the shape of the tipi.
Take each straw and tape its end to the margarine container lid. Do this with each straw.
Wrap the colored tipi shape around the straws; leave a space open for the door.
Optional –Take the moss and glue it around the edge of the margarine container lid.

5. Homes lived in long ago by the Native Americans were different than the homes we live in today! Homes are built differently today; however, they still provide protection and a sense of belonging to their residents.

6. What do you think?
a. What are the differences between a tipi and a modern home?
b. What are the similarities between a tipi and a modern home?

7. Let’s sort out what belongs in a tipi and what belongs in a house
Let’s sort out what belongs in a tipi and what belongs in a house! Let’s make a booklet.
Fold construction paper in half (a file folder can also be used)
Cut out the circles of the tipi and the house
Glue the house on one side of the construction paper and the tipi on the other side
Color the other items on the student pages
Cut out the rest of the circles
Glue each item that belongs in a house on the house page
Glue each item that belongs in the tipi to the tipi page
Make a cover page for the booklet and title it: “Homes Yesterday and Today.”

8. What did the Cherokee’s wear?
Clothing: Cherokee men wore breechcloths and leggings. Cherokee women wore wraparound skirts and poncho-style blouses made out of woven fiber or deerskin. The Cherokees wore moccasins on their feet.
Cherokee men usually shaved their heads except for a single scalplock. Sometimes they would also wear a porcupine roach. Cherokee women always wore their hair long, cutting it only in mourning for a family member. Men decorated their faces and bodies with tribal tattoo art and also painted themselves bright colors in times of war. Unlike some tribes, Cherokee women didn't paint themselves or wear tattoos, but they often wore bead necklaces and copper armbands.

9. Cherokee Clothing:
A breechcloth is a long rectangular piece of tanned deerskin, cloth, or animal fur. It is worn between the legs and tucked over a belt, so that the flaps fall down in front and behind.
Breechcloths leave the legs bare, so Native American men often wore leggings to protect their legs. Native American leggings are tube-like footless pant legs, usually made from buckskin or other soft leather.

10. Now let’s feast!!!
For the journey cake recipe: egg, milk, cornmeal, sugar, salt
Students experience a taste of Native American foods. Journey cake (a kind of corn bread), that are popular in some Native American cultures including the Cherokee’s.