Jadyn Headrick Presents:

 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

Northeast Corner of Alabama

 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

 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

 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 19 th Century to unify the Cherokee nation

 Boys  Help the men  Hunt and Fish  Make arrowheads, bows, and arrows  Girls  Help the women  Plant and Harvest crops

 Winter Homes  Crawl inside  Built to hold in heat  Summer Homes  Walk inside  Built to remain cool

 Light or dark tan skin  Black hair  Boys would have mohawks  Girls would have long hair  Clothes made of animal skins

 Traditional Cherokee farmed, hunted, and gathered the food they eat, such as:  Fish  Deer  Beans  Squash  Corn

 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

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

 The Cherokee were known for the beauty of their carvings and basketry  They made tools, pipes, canoes, and baskets

 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

 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

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

 Arrowheads  Tools  Words  Like AL (is a native American word)  Artifacts

 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

 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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