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The Cherokee tribes lived in joint family, which belongs to an even larger family called 'Clan.' There were seven main clans in their tribes, namely Bird, Wolf, Deer, Wild potato, Long Hair, Blue, and Paint. You would be a part of your mother's clan, but not your father's clan.

After marriage, the man moved to the woman's house to be a part of her family. A Cherokee child would assume different names during the course of his or her life. Their names were like sun, moon, sky, star, earth, etc, which meant, they used to call their children with the nature's names.

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