CHEROKEE

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How old are the Cherokees?

• There are over 280,500 living today.
• Between 10,000 and 20,000 years old.

Weapons

• Bows and Arrows
• Blow guns
• Spears
• Melees
• Tomahawks

Transportation

• Dug out canoes
• By foot
• Trails and rivers
• Dogs and other animals

Shelter

• Located near rivers
• Tepee/Teepee/Tipi
• Palisades(Reinforced walls)
• Homes like what we have TODAY

Cuisine

• Turtles
• Fish
• Deer
• Rabbits
• Rattle snakes

Food Cont.

• Vegetables:
• Corn,Squash,beans etc.

Agriculture

• They grow most of their food
• hunt most of their meat
• They got some skills from the Europeans

Atirre

• Women-Deerskin clothing,Moccasins
• Men-Deerskin loin clothes,leggings.
• Men tattoo face and body. 

Other Info.

• Adopted customs  of the British in the 1800s.
• Ex:laws,and religion.
• One of the most socially and culturally advanced tribes of the Native
• American tribes.
• Complex language with soft sounding words.

Government

• Self government now 
• Chiefs in the earlier times 
• Work regular types of jobs
• now.

Trail of tears

• Indian Removal Act of 1830.
• Relocation of the Native Americans
• nations.

Religion and Beliefs

• Spiritual beings 
• The river or "Long Man"
• Sacred river used only for special ceremonies.
• Still respected by some Cherokees.

Art

• Gourd art
• River cane baskets 
• Pipe carvings 
• Pottery
• Beading 

Review

• How many of the tribe are there?
• What food do they eat?
• What is the name of the sacred river?
• Name the 5 types of weapons mainly used by the Cherokee.
• Name one interesting fact about the tribe.

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Works cited

• http://www.bigorrin.org/cherokee_kids.htm

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