1. Cherokee tribe

2. location -Southeast Woodlands
-18th century they were concentrated in four states: North/South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia

3. Environment
-North: Mountain ranges, the Appalachean, the Blue Ridge Mountain, the Great Smoky Mountain
-South: swampy and grassy areas
The climate is very hot in the summer and mild in winter.
Perfect soil for agriculture.

4. lifestyle
Food from agriculture: -beans -corn -pumpkin/squash Food from hunting/gathering: -deer -turkey -rabbit -fish -alligator -berries

5. housing
Asi in winter
Wattle and daub house in summer

6. Villages

7. Clothing

8. religion
Cherokee myths and legends thought lessons and practices to maintain natural balance, health and harmony.
Songs, dances, stories, artwork, tools, buildings expressed the moral values of their culture
Ritual ’’going to water’’ ceremony
Annual Green Corn Ceremony

9. society
The society was organized into seven clans with villages having two governmental units.
One governmental unit in peacetime and the other during times of war.
The medicine chief sometimes resolved disputes between the chiefs if they disagreed.
The family was the central of the society.

10. organization Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
United Keetowah Band of Cherokee Indians
Cherokee Nation

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