1. Created by: Cher Lovestrand
The Cherokee Tribe
Created by: Cher Lovestrand

2. Where They Lived, Past and Present
Before a large area that includes present day Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia and West Virginia.
After The Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, OK
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Tahlequah, OK
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, in Cherokee, North Carolina

3. Shelter
Cherokee families typically had two dwellings: rectangular summer houses with cane and clay walls and bark or thatch roofs, and cone-shaped winter houses with pole frames and brushwork covered by mud or clay.

4. Clothing
The Cherokee wore clothing and moccasins made from animal skins before the Europeans introduced cloth to the tribe.
Men
Women
Traditional- Leggings and breechcloth
Today- Ribbon shirts
Traditional- Blouses made from deer hide or cloth and wraparound skirts
Today- tear dress

5. Food The “Three Sisters” were corn, beans, and squash Deer and turkey
Non-poisonous plants and roots that came from the forest
Berries, potatoes, pumpkin, fish

6. Weapons and Tools Fishermen used spears and fishing poles.
Hunters used bows and arrows or blowguns to shoot game.
Warriors fought with bows and arrows, tomahawks, and spears.
Flint knives and scrapers were used to skin animal hides.
Wooden hoes were used to farm.

7. Art
Double wall basketry
Clay pottery
Gourd items
River Cane

8. Music
The water drum- A pot or kettle with a skin stretched over the top of it. Some water is placed inside before playing.
The River Cane flute- A foot long flute with 6 holes.
Trumpets- Often made from buffalo horns or long neck gourds. Conch shells were used in very early times.
Rattles- Turtle shells are used for ceremonial rattles. Men had a single rattle to be held in the hand , and women wore turtle shell shackles on their legs. Ceremonial hand rattles were sometimes made from gourds, as well.

9. Sequoyah
Sequoyah introduced the Cherokee people to a syllabary that he created.
Syllabary is a form of writing that uses symbols to represent sounds.

10. SpeakingCherokee Hello= “o-si-yo” (sounds like: oh-see-yoh)
Goodbye= “do-na-da-go-hv-I” (sounds like: doe nah dah go huh ee)
Please= “u-do-hi-yu-I” (sounds like: ooh doe he you ee)
Thank you= “wa-do” (sounds like: wah-doe)