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76Music and the Cherokee Indians
The music of the Native Americans is as vast and diverse as those who create it. Each tribe has its own musical approach and style that has been passed down from generation to generation. It is the center of...
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74Cherokee Beliefs Creation of Earth
The earth was a great island floating in a sea of water, suspended by a cord at each of the four cardinal points, hanging down from the sky vault, which is solid rock. When the world grows old and worn out,...
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75The Cherokee Stomp Dance
The fire is very sacred to traditional Cherokee. Built at the bottom of a pit below the ground, it burns constantly. The traditional Cherokee believe that soon after the creation of the Cherokee people, the...
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80The Seven Clans of the Cherokee
There are 7 clans of the Cherokee Indian. It is important to know this because they are not allowed to marry inside their clan. The women are the head of household in the Cherokee so membership is attained...
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70Sequoyah and the Cherokee Language
The Cherokee alphabet is called a "syllabary". It is said to have been created by a Cherokee named Sequoyah, American name John Gist or Guess and presented to the Cherokee people in 1821. There were 86...
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76Famous Cherokee Women
Credit for the invention of agriculture has been said to belong to Cherokee women. It is said that they discovered agriculture from the tiny sprouts of corn (known in earlier times as maize) that came forth...
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78History of the Trail of Tears Removal of the Cherokee
In 1832, to solidify their claim to Cherokee land, the state of Georgia held two land lotteries that divided the Cherokee Nation into 160 acre lots. They gave these lots to any Georgian who had four dollars...
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75History of the Cherokee Indians
Cherokee: Properly spelled Tsalagi by the Cherokee The Cherokee sometimes call themselves Ani-Kituhwagi, meaning the people of Kituhwah. Kituhwah was an ancient city near Bryson City, North Carolina, which...
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