The Cherokee Tribe

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Government

The Cherokee had two chiefs a white chief and a red chief. The first chief was the white chief. He was&nbsp;in charge all the time except for when they were in war he wore white deer skin he made sure everybody had peace and got along. The white chief was known for his bravery and wizdom. The red chief was only in charge of war. He&nbsp;wore red deer skin and he let all women fight. The women helped the chief to plan war attacks. The Cherokee chiefs have different duties to keep the Cherokee tribe safe .The Cherokee chiefs saw the value of women helping them in the planning. These two chiefs are very brave and kind, they help the Cherokee survive and make rules so people don't start going crazy and fighting.

Shelter

The Cherokee used two houses, an Asi and a Longhouse. A Longhouse was a house that the Cherokee used in the summer. It looks like a modern day cabin. It's made of wood, mud and clay. There is also a fire pit in the middle of the house. It isn't always burning but it is there. There are several families that live in one house. The next house is called an Asi . It is made of white oak and it is used in the winter. The house is also partly underground to keep it warmer; there's always a fire burning in the Asi.&nbsp; &nbsp;The asi has long tree trunks going into the ground to help the house stay up because it is partly underground. These houses help the Cherokee to survive that's why they chose the houses that they did.

Sources

Source 1 The Cherokee Nation.weebly.com Source 2 Vist Cherokee .com\Cherokee food Source 3 Classroom.synonym.com Source 4 spthb.org\about us\who -we-serve Source 5 A book, if you lived with the Cherokee

Fun Facts

Fun facts are unique to this tribe and are interestings. When you would get your name your parents would choose it. In the first seven days of their life your name might be blue because you have blue eyes, our hunter because you might be a good hunter you could also change your name when you were older.&nbsp; How you get a divorse if you're a man you would simply just tell them but if you were a woman you would grab all your husband's stuff and put it outside. Where does Cherokee live? The Cherokee live in Oklahoma the capital is Tahlequah, Oklahoma. There are also always around 11,000 people in the smoky mountains. And the last fun fact is “osiyo” which means hello in Cherokee. These fun facts are unique to this tribe and are very interesting.

Table Of Contents

Cover Page 1 &nbsp;Table Of Contents Page 2. Geography And Climate Page 3. Food Page 4. ShelterPage 5. ShelterPage 6. Tools Page 7. Games Page 8. &nbsp;Government Page 9. Clothe Page 10.

European Contact Page 11. Fun facts Page 12. Glossary Page 13. Sources Page 14. About The Author page 15.

The Cherokees' geography and climate affected their lifestyle. The Cherokee lived in several states. They lived in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina. &nbsp;The Cherokee had several waterways to the Ohio river, Mississippi river, little Tennessee and the Tennessee river. The Cherokee have one mountain range, the Smoky Mountains, that was before the Eurepeans came. The weather for the Cherokee was 50 in the fall, around 30 in the winter, 80 in the summer and 40 in the spring. These temichurs and lakes and rivers and mountain ranges help the Cherokeee to survive in hard times.

Geography And Climate

Food

Whenever the Cherokee needed food they would either hunt, gather or grow. When they would hunt they mostly got buffalo. They would use every part of the buffalo including their eyeballs. They would also try to get fish. They used a spear to get the fish. They would also get birds but not that often because birds are small and they wouldn't hunt for rabbits which are also small.&nbsp; The cherokee grown food they would grow the three sisters which was corn, beans, and squash they found a way to turn the corn into popcorn&nbsp;they also grew sunflowers and tomatoes. Lastly the Cherokee gathered, they would gather berries and mushrooms they found wild growing potatoes&nbsp;they also found nuts, and acorns. These categories help the Cherokee survive in hard times.&nbsp;

Appels that they grow wheat that is blowing in wind

Clothe

The Cherokee wore different clothes depending on the time of year. The Cherokee wore light clothing in the summer like cloth and light animal skin. Men would wear light animal skin around their waist. Women would wear light deer skin dresses and skirts. The Cherokee in the winter wore big soft deer skin coats and pants. Also they wore cloth around their waist. If you were a boy cherokee you would wear nothing in the summer but mostly cloth in the waist. If you were a girl you would wear dresses and skirts. These clothes for the Cherokee tribe help them survive if not they would freeze, get frostbite and get a lot of sun burns.

Current Events

Today the Cherokee tribe isn't on a reservation and is located at Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Cherokee are the largest tribe in America. They have a big chunk of land with a lot of people, they have more than 300,000 thousand people. There are still 11,000 people in the smoky mountains. The Cherokee have houses like ours today and are around 900 square feet. Some houses are bigger but it depends on how much money you have. It is hard for the Cherokee to make money but not that hard they sell crops like corn, beans, and squash. Today Cherokee is doing well; they have a lot of land and are making decent money.&nbsp;

Glossary

Blow Gun a gun that you blow from one end and a dart comes out the otherside. Chief a chief is someone whos incharge like a president. Frostbite frostbite is when your skin gets exposed to very cold weather for a long time or a short time. Spirits someone or something who has died and are on to the afterlife. Smallpox is a diseases that gives on little bumps they itch very bad and the more you scratch the worst they get and they can evan kill you.

Games

When the Cherokee kids played games they mostly did it to get faster, stronger, and for more movement. The Cherokee kids would play because when they would work, they would get faster, and stronger. The games had a lot of movement; they would mostly be tag or they would do races. Another game that sounds really fun is stickball. It's kind of like lacrosse and when they would play it would be boys vs girls. The last game that involves a lot of movement is tug of war which is team vs team who pulls the rope farther while both teams are pulling on each side. For strategy games there is only one hide and seek. There are about as many people playing as you want each time one or two people are seeking while the rest of the people are hiding from the seekers. The chance game is called basket dice game. It's a strategy game. It is risky but very fun. The games help the Cherokee kids to get faster, and stronger for when they do their jobs.

Tools

The Cherokee used a lot of tools for hunting, cooking, and even growing food. For hunting the Cherokee used a bow and arrow, another tool for long range is the blow gun. Spears for throwing and fishing. They also used weapons with clubs for close range and also for close range they would use knives. In the kitchen they made clay bowls and knives called a Ulu. When the Cherokee were farming they used hoes for making the soil smooth. The Cherokee also made baskets to put the food in. The Cherokee used tools to survive. If they never made tools the Cherokee might not be alive today.

About The Author

Hello my name Henry Andrews I am 10 years old and go to Scouters Mountain Elementary. I finished this book on January thirty first 2022 it took me about a month and a half  to type and edit this book the Cherokee tribe is very intresting and was fun to write and lern about. 

European Contact

When the Europeans came, life got harder for the Cherokee. In 1540 the person who met them first was Hernando De Soto. In the 1600 hundreds more Europeans came and brought whisky, guns, and diseases and looked for deer skin and other animal fur then brought it back for the Europeans. Also found in the early&nbsp;1600&nbsp;hundreds was smallpox in 1697 from smallpox and other diseases and wars the Cherokee population went down by 23000 people which is a lot they had 35000 and then in three years they had 12000. In 1721 the Cherokee signed their first treaty. Then 33 years later the french and indian war began. After about 80 years the Europeans forced Cherokee to go on the trail of tears. The Cherokee had to walk over 1000 miles and lots of people died on the trail. These terrible things happen to a lot of tribes but the Cherokee tribe is still alive today and are doing good.

Ceremonies

Ceremonies are very important to the Cherokee; it shows what they believed in and they can honor their spirits. The ceremonies are in the center of the village. First the new fire ceremony. The new fire ceremonies is where friends tell each other that they are still friends. Second is the first new moon of spring In March it starts the beginning of the farming season. The bonding bush ceremoie is Cherokee thanksgiving they give thanks to the spirits. lastly the great new moon ceremonie which is the Cherokee new year. These ceremonies show what the Cherokee believed in; they can honor their spirits and show their beliefs.&nbsp;

The Cherokee Tribe