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Cherokee Indians

Historical and modern questions about the Cherokee tribe of Native Americans.

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Who is the leader Wampanoag?

Massasoit. He was commonly known as Massasoit but called several other names such as Ousamequin, Woosamequin or Asuhmequin. Massasoit made political and personal ties with the colonial leaders at the time.

Why did the white settlers and the American Indians begin having conflicts?

The fighting broke out because the white settlers were taking over the native Americans land and driving them out which made them angry because they were the indigenous people

Why did the Cherokee Indians wear turbans?

When Mankiller, Stalking Turkey, Little Carpenter and other Chiefs went to England the Ministers of King George thought their appearance too rough or severe to be seen by their Monarch. So they had them change into some clothes left behind by a delegation from India. The Chiefs brought the clothing home with them and the Turbans and Jackets became highly prized and worn on special occasions. At first the Cherokee (Tsalagi) made more turbans from expensive trade cloths, but with the introduction of the spinning wheel by George Washington the Cherokee made their own cloth and the Turban became regular head wear. Some of us still wear them to this day.

What was the name for the journey made by the cherokee after they were removed from their lands by force?

The journey made by the Cherokee after their forced removal from their lands is known as the "Trail of Tears." This tragic event occurred in the 1830s when thousands of Cherokee were relocated from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory, primarily in present-day Oklahoma. The journey was marked by severe hardships, including disease, harsh weather, and inadequate supplies, leading to the deaths of thousands along the way.

How do you know if you are entitled to money if you are part Cherokee Indian?

It is stupid questions like this, that make it hard for us mixed bloods to be recognized.If you want to make money,do it the old fashon way,Get A Job.If you can proove your heritage,and move to the rez,you can receive some benefits.

What kind of effect did the force removal of the Cherokees from their land have on them?

they had to travel on the Trail of Tears but they did not want to go but the president said they had too, so they said no but the president forced them so it was very sad so many Cherokee people died when they traveled.

Did Cherokee Indians live in the Louisiana area?

Yes and no. Certainly today there are Cherokee living there, and there have been in the past. By the time of the treaty period with European immigrants there were no official tribes living in the boundaries of Florida.

What did the Cherokee trade?

The early main trade good with the Cherokee was Deerskins used for production of Leather. This expanded to other fur's and skin's, for the same type of production and included some "Slave" (Indian slave) trading although such trade was not as prominent as African slave trading.

What is the may moon called to the Cherokees?

From what I can see, the Cherokee call the May moon for the Planting Moon or AniSguti.. Source: http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/ceremony/moons.htm

Who did the Cherokee Indians go to war with?

when was the Cherokee war? The Cherokee fought many wars with other tribes of the area, Tuscarora and Creek among them.Many Cherokees fought on the Confederate side in the Civil War.

What are the Cherokee known for?

They are known for the trail of tears. This tragic event effected 5 native tribes, but the Cherokee were mentioned the most frequently of the five at the time.

What kind of work did the cherokee indians do?

The Cherokee played many various games. The main game was the Ball Game, a variation of the game that Lacrosse came from, also known as "The Little Brother of War" or "Little War", and was a very violent game. This game was played against rival clans or against rival tribes, sometimes taking the place of a full-out war (especially in Historic times).

Other activities included story telling, The Hoop Game, and other activities that improved hunting or warfare skills.

What type of cooking utensils did the Cherokee Indian's use?

they made clay out of speacial stones then made clay then made pots

Why did Chief John Ross take his case to the US Supreme Court?

Chief John Ross took his case to the Supreme Court because that was the appropriate court in which to file an appeal after loosing in lower courts. He and many of the other Cherokee believed the Constitution applied equally and that the whites in the government would abide by a favorable court decision.

As it turned out, the court found for the Cherokees but the government (President Jackson, the military and the states involved) simply ignored the Supreme Court and did what they wanted to do in the first place.

The result was the Trail of Tears.

What legal rights does the Cherokee Indians have?

This is a complicated question because you need to understand the different types of Cherokee (or any native American's) from a political (law) standpoint.

1) US Citizens that claim to also be Indian. There are several Indian tribes that claim to be US Citizens as well, under title 8 of the United States Code, there is no such thing. Dual citizenship is not allowed (even though some claim it is, title 8 forbids it).

It is also important to understand that the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is a political subdivision of the United States Government, they are only allowed to function under administration of the BIA and have sworn allegiance as a political subdivision through the BIA process of "Recognition."

2) Non US Citizen's. Indian tribes that have refused to submit to the United States as a political subdivision, or to become such under BIA rules of "Recognition" as well as some of the newly formed Tribal Governments (Lakota Republic, Confederated Nations, etc), and those who have refused to be US Citizens. These tribes (aproximately 3,500 of them) are the only "Indian Tribes" left.

Those people who are US Citizens have the same property rights as any other US Citizen, which is to say none (see recent US Supreme Court decision); with the special exception in that they must get approval of the BIA (US Department of the Interior) to do anything with the land as it is owned by the BIA (not the native American).

Non-US Citizen tribal peoples are not allowed to own anything (land included), normally they are arrested when they try to register land deed, and the deed is destroyed (IE: registration is refused).

What is an important invention developed by the Cherokee Sequoyah?

The syllabary, basically an alphabet for cherokees and a way to communicate.

What is the Cherokee word for white?

There are more than 700 different Native American languages spoken in North and South America. You will have to be more specific. If you are not sure which language you are talking about, here is a partial list of the most common Native American languages in North America:

  • Abnaki, Eastern
  • Achumawi
  • Afro-Seminole Creole
  • Ahtena
  • Alabama
  • Aleut
  • Alsea
  • Angloromani
  • Apache, Jicarilla
  • Apache, Kiowa
  • Apache, Lipan
  • Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua
  • Apache, Western
  • Arapaho
  • Arikara
  • Assiniboine
  • Atakapa
  • Atsugewi
  • Barbareño
  • Biloxi
  • Blackfoot
  • Caddo
  • Cahuilla
  • Carolina Algonquian
  • Carolinian
  • Catawba
  • Cayuga
  • Chamorro
  • Chehalis, Lower
  • Chehalis, Upper
  • Cherokee
  • Chetco
  • Cheyenne
  • Chickasaw
  • Chimariko
  • Chinook
  • Chinook Wawa
  • Chippewa
  • Chitimacha
  • Choctaw
  • Chumash
  • Clallam
  • Cocopa
  • Coeur d'Alene
  • Columbia-Wenatchi
  • Comanche
  • Coos
  • Coquille
  • Cowlitz
  • Cree, Plains
  • Crow
  • Cruzeño
  • Cupeño
  • Dakota
  • Degexit'an
  • Delaware
  • Delaware, Pidgin
  • Esselen
  • Evenki
  • Eyak
  • Galice
  • Gros Ventre
  • Gwich'in
  • Halkomelem
  • Han
  • Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
  • Hawai'i Creole English
  • Hawai'i Pidgin Sign Language
  • Hawaiian
  • Hidatsa
  • Ho-Chunk
  • Holikachuk
  • Hopi
  • Hupa
  • Ineseño
  • Inupiaq
  • Inupiatun, North Alaskan
  • Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska
  • Iowa-Oto
  • Jemez
  • Jingpho
  • Kalapuya
  • Kalispel-Pend D'oreille
  • Kansa
  • Karkin
  • Karok
  • Kashaya
  • Kato
  • Kawaiisu
  • Keres, Eastern
  • Keres, Western
  • Kickapoo
  • Kiowa
  • Kitsai
  • Klamath-Modoc
  • Koasati
  • Koyukon
  • Kumiai
  • Kuskokwim, Upper
  • Kutenai
  • Lakota
  • Luiseño
  • Lumbee
  • Lushootseed
  • Mahican
  • Maidu, Northeast
  • Maidu, Northwest
  • Maidu, Valley
  • Makah
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy
  • Mandan
  • Mattole
  • Menominee
  • Meskwaki
  • Miami
  • Michif
  • Micmac
  • Mikasuki
  • Miwok, Bay
  • Miwok, Central Sierra
  • Miwok, Coast
  • Miwok, Lake
  • Miwok, Northern Sierra
  • Miwok, Plains
  • Miwok, Southern Sierra
  • Mohave
  • Mohawk
  • Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett
  • Mokilese
  • Molale
  • Mono
  • Muskogee
  • Nanticoke
  • Natchez
  • Navajo
  • Nawathinehena
  • Nez Perce
  • Nisenan
  • Nooksack
  • Nottoway
  • Obispeño
  • Ofo
  • Ohlone, Northern
  • Ohlone, Southern
  • Okanagan
  • Omaha-Ponca
  • Oneida
  • Onondaga
  • Osage
  • Ottawa
  • Paiute, Northern
  • Pawnee
  • Piro
  • Piscataway
  • Plains Indian Sign Language
  • Pomo, Central
  • Pomo, Eastern
  • Pomo, Northeastern
  • Pomo, Northern
  • Pomo, Southeastern
  • Pomo, Southern
  • Potawatomi
  • Powhatan
  • Purepecha
  • Purisimeño
  • Quapaw
  • Quechan
  • Quileute
  • Quinault
  • Salinan
  • Salish, Southern Puget Sound
  • Salish, Straits
  • Sea Island Creole English
  • Seneca
  • Serrano
  • Shasta
  • Shawnee
  • Shoshoni
  • Siuslaw
  • Skagit
  • Snohomish
  • Spanish
  • Spokane
  • Takelma
  • Tanacross
  • Tanaina
  • Tanana, Lower
  • Tanana, Upper
  • Tenino
  • Tewa
  • Tillamook
  • Timbisha
  • Tiwa, Northern
  • Tiwa, Southern
  • Tlingit
  • Tohono O'odham
  • Tolowa
  • Tonkawa
  • Tsimshian
  • Tübatulabal
  • Tunica
  • Tuscarora
  • Tutelo
  • Tututni
  • Twana
  • Umatilla
  • Unami
  • Ute-Southern Paiute
  • Ventureño
  • Wailaki
  • Walla Walla
  • Wampanoag
  • Wappo
  • Wasco-Wishram
  • Washo
  • Wichita
  • Wintu
  • Wiyot
  • Wyandot
  • Yakima
  • Yaqui
  • Yokuts
  • Yuchi
  • Yuki
  • Yurok
  • Zuni