- Fact 2 - The Cherokee were a static
tribe of hunter farmers. Men were in charge of hunting for food
and protecting the camp and the women were in charge of the home
and land
- Fact 3 - Homes and Houses: Wattle and Daub Houses
(Asi) were used
by the Cherokee who wanted
permanent homes to suit their farmer-hunter life styles
- Fact 4 - Asi - Wattle and Daub Houses were
made by using a framework of poles intertwined with
branches and vines covered with mud
- Fact 5 -
The name of a famous Cherokee leader was Sequoyah who invented a
writing system for the Cherokee tribe
- Fact 6 - Clothes and Clothing -
Clothes were generally made from the skins of animals which were
sewn together from the thread made from the sinews of deer. Some
clothes were also made from woven cloth
- Fact 7 - Clothing for men: Men wore
breechcloths which were made from a long rectangular piece of
animal skin or cloth which was worn between the legs and tucked
over a belt, so that the flaps of the breechcloth covered the
front and behind. The legs were bare.
- Fact 8 - Clothing: Special, highly decorated
aprons were worn over breechcloths and worn on special occasions
- Fact 9 -
Clothing: Leggings were worn by both men and women to cover the
bare legs and were sometimes decorated with a fringe
- Fact 10 -
Clothing for women: Women wore blouses, made like a poncho, and
wraparound skirts over their leggings
- Fact 11 - Shoes and footwear:
Moccasins were made of soft leather or deerskin and sewn
together with deer sinew. Moccasins were a soft slip on shoe, or
slipper, consist of a sole and sides made of one piece of
leather, stitched together at the top and were a light beige
color.
- Fact 12 - Headdresses: Roach
headdresses (also called porcupine roaches) were worn by the
Cherokee men which was made of a stiff thin strip of animal hair
that goes over the top of the head. They were held open by
comb-like objects, originally carved of antler, called
roachspreaders. Roach headdresses stood straight up from the
head like a tuft or crest and are closely associated with the
Mohawk or Mohican tribes. Roach headdresses were made from a
variety of hairs including white deer tail hair, often dyed red,
moose-hair, porcupine hair and black turkey beard.
- Fact 13 -
Roach headdresses were
attached to a scalp-lock to look like a crest, with the rest of
the head probably shaven. The name derives from its resemblance
to the roaching or clipping of a horse’s mane. Sometimes
feathers or shells were added as decorations
- Fact 14 -
Headbands - Men and women both wore different types of headbands
- Fact 15 - Women's Hair: Hair was
kept long, sometimes braided and on special occasions braids
were decorated with bright strips of cloth and shells
- Fact 16 - Jewelry: Women wore
copper arm bands and bead necklaces
- Fact 17 - Face paint / War Paint: Men wore
bright face paint in times of war. Tribal tattoos were also used
to decorate their faces and bodies
- Fact 18 - Cherokee weapons: Weapons
included bows and arrows, blowguns, tomahawks, spears and knives
- Fact 19 - Enemies of the Cherokee
tribe included the Creeks, Chickasaws, and Shawnees
- Fact 20 - History: During 1838 and
1839 the Cherokee were forced to move west to Oklahoma. This
journey was called the
Trail of Tears because over 4000 people
died on the 800 mile journey
- Fact 21 - Food: Men hunted turkeys,
deer, small game and fish. As farmers crops were produced for
corn, beans, squash and sunflower seeds. Crops, meat and fish
were supplemented by nuts, berries and fruits
- Fact 22 - The Cherokee Indians were
one of the "Five Civilized Tribes", because they had assimilated
cultural and customs of the white settlers and colonists.
- Fact 23 - Fact 11 - The "Five Civilized Tribes" were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw,
Creek, and
Seminole
- Fact 24 - The Cherokee refer to
themselves as the "Principal People"
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