The Cherokee Civilization
- means "those who live in the mountains"
- Settled in southern part of the U.S.
- large Native American tribe
- Had many towns
- respected all tribes
- valued culture, land, religion, and beliefs
- one of 5 civilized tribe
- 2 Cherokee groups today
The Cherokee Culture
- read and write
- created language
- made weapons
- american log cabin housing
- hunters and gatherers
- ate or wore what they hunted
- started raising tamed animals
- wore clothes made of deer
- everyone had a job
The Cherokee Government
- sided with the confederacy
- democratic
- constitution approved
- 1999 wanted new constitution
- 2003 accepted
- enacted 2006
- government branches
The Trail of Tears
- refered to as "Nunna daul Isyunyi"
- Andrew Jackson signed Removal Act
- led to relocation
- avoided relocation by hiding in mountains
- 16,000 members had to walk the distance
- took 6 months
- 4000 cherokee died
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Created with images by Becky F - "Texture-Free To Use #106" • Robert Lz - "Old Farm Museum & Mingus Mill" • watts_photos - "Colonial Williamsburg Virginia American Indian Cherokee camp" • indi.ca - "Lanka Government Office Files" • Frank Boston - "Unreal Sky"