Cherokee Indians rituals and rites of passage?

Answer 1

There were 14 Tsalagi clans; this has been reduced to 7. Each clan had different 'requirements' but the basics were that the male would be able to do all that an adult male could do (hunt, fish, etc). At that point the male would fast and go on a vision quest (dream quest) alone, and away from others. (this is the same basic ritual observed by many indigenous tribes). Please note that specifics can and have changed based on family clans and location.

Answer 2

The Marriage Ceremony, Funeral Rites and The fire ceremony and stomp dance.

The 7 Sacred Directions - north, south, east, west, sun, earth & self - when a tobacco ceremony is about to begin, the Priest assembles the ceremonial pipe bowl to the shaft, fills the bowl with a small amount of tobacco and selected herbs. He lights the pipe with a twig from the sacred fire, and offers a prayer, while offering the pipe to the spirits of the North, the South, the West, and the East. He takes a puff to keep the tobacco lit and offers the pipe to the spirits of the Sun, the Earth, and to the Self, deep within his breast.

The Booger Dance which was called the Ghost Dance by the white people - it was part of the Corn Festival young men would symbolicly chase after young women.