Cherokee Indians

The Northwest Pacific people got their food in many different ways. Some caught fish or other ocean animals. People gathered shellfish, clams, barnacles, and scallops. Some people lived in the forest. Their jobs were to look for bird eggs, plants, and animals to eat. The hunters tracked deer, beavers, caribou, or bears. Most women were responsible for cleaning the salmon that where caught by the men.

Pronunciation would be, eh-lee-see. Which means grandmother.

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The Cherokee made their homes out of mud and clay, and the roofs composed of brush and rivercane. They did not make tipi's like the Midwestern Native Americans. In the winter months they would build a smaller home to hold in the heat.
They used animal skins.

The Cherokee Indians were originally located in the lower left-hand corner of North Carolina and the lower right-hand corner of Tennessee. Their territory went down into Georgia and Alabama too, in their top right and top left corners. (left corner of GA and right corner of AL)

But they were forced to move along with the Seminole, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indian tribes to the state we now call Oklahoma. We call their move the Trail of Tears and they traveled from 1838-39.

The relocating of the Indian Tribes took about 10 years and the Trail of Tears was a march that spanned 60,000 miles, and 5 states.

States they crossed:

Seminole Indians had to go from Florida through Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.

Cherokees went from TN/GA/AL and through Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas.

The Creeks went from Alabama through Tennessee and Arkansas.

The Chicasaws went from Mississippi and through Arkansas.

The Choctaws left Mississippi and went through Arkansas.

Seems like they all went through Arkansas! :)

The Cherokee did not have an economy before being introduced to European settlers and the concept of money. There was a barter system in place and 'money' was never an essential of life (food, clothing, housing, etc were never a commodity - this is in stark difference to European value systems. In the Cherokee moral concept system you could not withhold food, clothing or housing from anyone). Barter were personal items and gift items - feathers, handmade crafts, etc. Mid development the Cherokee's tried to adapt to a system of "economy" where the very things that they could never pay or charge for (by ancient standards) were now a "commodity" thereby causing a rift in tribal values and moral codes with imposed standards. In modern times most Cherokee have forgotten these codes and live just like you do; there are however a small sect that do remember these values and work on a barter system that does not involve money (at least any form of money that most would understand).

The Cherokee were located (mostly) in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. It is important to note however that tribal clans were also in many of the southern states (Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, etc) these clans held smaller parcels of land and were mostly ignored.

u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya v-hna-i sv-no-yi Daughter of Night.

The stomp dance was and is the primary dance among traditional Cherokees and other southeastern tribes. It is done around the sacred fire, with a male song leader and female shell shakers. Normally only the men sing. The songs are ancient 'call and answer' songs. Unlike modern powwow dances, the stomp dance is done counter-clockwise and can go on all night.

The Native Americans were adversely affected by the transcontinental railroad. The railroad created an influx of people that killed off the buffalo and created a food shortage for the Native Americans.

federal injunction against laws passed by the state of Georgia depriving them of rights within its boundaries, but the Supreme Court did not hear the case on its merits.

Sheila is spelled ᏏᎳ (pronounced see-lah)

(If you can't see the Cherokee letters, it means you need to install a cherokee font on your computer. Just search for a free cherokee font and download it.)

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Prior to the influence of European political styles, there were no 'leaders' as most would define the word. Cherokee like most other native American tribes had 'head men' who were selected by natural process of knowledge, wisdom, and respect (yes age played a part in this as you naturally become wiser with age - in most cases). But different headmen were more respected for certain areas. Shaman's for one thing, Warriors for others.

When exposed to the European settlers, the settlers wanted to speak to the "one in charge" without understanding that there was no single leader; this lead to the concept of headman or Chief. Settlers were then confused further when 23 of them would arrive for talks. This is why many treaties will contain numerous names of native Americans.

\like European or American Politics where corrupt politicians are tolerated, or considered normal. Being a leader in this type of system carried a heavy price and was not taken lightly.

Blackfoot

Group of Algonquian-speaking Indian peoples in Alberta, Can., and Montana, U.S., comprising the Piegan (Pikuni), the Blood (Kainah), and the Siksika, or Blackfoot-proper. Together they are referred to as Siksika, or Blackfoot, a name thought to have derived from the discoloration of their moccasins with ashes. They were among the first Algonquians to move westward from timberland to open grassland and, later, among the first to acquire horses and firearms. They were known as the strongest and most aggressive military power on the northwestern plains. At the height of their power, in the first half of the 19th century, they held a vast territory extending from northern Saskatchewan to southwestern Montana. Each group was subdivided into hunting bands led by one or more chiefs. These bands wintered separately but came together in summer to celebrate the sun dance. For three decades, beginning in 1806, the Blackfoot prevented American and Canadian settlements from forming in their territory. They signed their first treaty with the U.S. in 1855, after which they were forced into farming and cattle raising. Blackfoot descendants numbered some 90,000 in the early 21st century.

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yes they were apart of the trail of tears

the Cherokee Indians traded crafts ....they traded crafts for food water shelter and those kinds of things

The biggest threat to the Indigenous population was disease. Especially small pox. The second threat was colonization.

They ate Food: wild game, wild fruits & nuts, and cultivated crops. And, they slept in houses.

As a general statement, No. The Cherokee (Tsalagi) assimilated to European ways of life faster than most other tribes, as they were an agriculturally based non-migratory tribe. That is not to say however that they were all peaceful or did not raid white settlements because they did, just not as often or as much as some of the other more famous raiding tribes

Andrew Jackson believed that Native Americans should accept white culture or be moved to western territories. Jackson didn't think that they could have their own governments within the borders of the U.S.

This depends on which scientist you listen to: 650,000 B.C or 20,000 B.C. to present day. As a note the Cherokee Tribes still exist.

The Cherokee Indians were treated very BADLY! Many of them died along the way.

There are many aspects of why this act was significant, as a short list: * The act established US Policy towards Indian relations for the future * The act was the first major treaty violation of the USA * The act showed the Indians that the white man, and his government, could not be trusted

The Cheeroke trail was 1500 miles trough the rain snow ect. barefoot. The trail of tears veried depending on ther tribe, while the cheeroke is just the most famous.