Cherokee
The Cherokee Indians were one of the most prosperous and progressive tribes in the country. They were also the largest tribe in the southeastern part of the United States. The Cherokee were a branch off the Iroquois Nation. The language they spoke was Iroquian. They got their name from "Chelokee" meaning "people of different speech," and in their language they called themselves "Aniyunwiya" meaning "principle people." A Cherokee named, Sequoyah, invented a system for the Cherokees to write their language. There were 86 characters in his syllabary and each were based on individual syllables in the words. Anybody who could speak Cherokee could also read and write it after learning the 86 symbols. Their native territory included portions of present Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Their population was estimated around 22,500. They lived in small communities, usually located near the river bottoms. Their homes were wooden frames covered with woven vines and saplings plastered with mud. Each community had a council house where ceremonies and tribal meetings were held. The council house was seven-sided to represent the seven clans of the Cherokee: bird, paint, deer, wolf, blue, long h
The legend of the Cherokee Rose is a great symbol of the pain and suffering of the "Trail of Tears." The mother's of the Cherokee cried so much that the chiefs prayed for a sign to lift the mother's spirits and care for their children. From that day on a rose grew every time a mother's teardrop would hit the ground. The rose was white for the mother's tears, gold center for the gold taken away from their land, and seven leaves on each stem for the seven Cherokee clans that made the journey. To this day the Cherokee Rose is seen along the route of the Trail os Tears and is also the official flower of the state of Georgia. Could you imagine all the pain and suffering they must of went through. I would like to take a walk on the Trail of Tears to see all the beautiful roses. The Cherokee had a period of change. The nation was established with a democratic government composed of a chief, vice-chief, and 32 council members who were elected by the members of the tribe. A constitution and a code of law was drawn up for their nation. "The Cherokees had a system that was based more on responsibility for wrongful actions than on the notion of "justice" in the western sense of the word. Rather than justice, the Cherokee system was ideal for keeping balance and harmony in the spiritual and social worlds." URL (http://cherokeehistor
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