CHEROKEE

LOCATION

• Still around today
• Mainly in the carolinas
• And parts of Georgia

CHEROKEE GODS

• The sun moon and stars were all separate gods to them
• Sun- they prayed to for abundant crops and good health
• They had a new moon festival to pay honor to the moon

NEW MOON FESTIVAL

• Celebrated at the first new moon in October
• They believe that's when the world was created
• They give gifts to the gods for a good crop year

WAY OF LIVING

• 300-400 people
• Winter round homes
• Summer rectangle homes
• Men hunted cleared trees for land and were warriors
• Women did the usual but participated in government and were also warriors

CHEROKEE NATION

• Divided into 7 nations
• Long hair,paint,bird,wolf,wild potato,deer and blue
• Once born you joined your moms clan or nation

CHEROKEE MEANING

• "Speakers of a different language"
• Ani-yunwiya
• Means principal people

LANGUAGE

• They migrated south from Great Lake regions
• Spoke Native American Iroquoian
• Had there own alphabet

SYMBOLS

• They had a symbol for literally everything
• Symbols were painted on skin as tattoos and usually told a story

CHEROKEE WARRIORS

• They used gurellia warfare
• They were savages
• Army was made up of men and women
• Painted themselves red and black to scare you

CEREMONIES

• Bouncing bush ceremony
• The chief dance
• War dance
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEl-yJQvXaE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.echotacherokeewolfclan.com/id1.html
• Cherokee Indians - Warriors - Battle Techniques - Native Americans ... nativeamericans.mrdonn.org › southeast

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