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Kids hunted with their parents, all of the Native Americans could play a game called stickball, and little girls had dolls and toys to occupy their time with.

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Beans, rice, and corn

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This Cherokee?

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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/44/19/aa/4419aa17cd9596a1dcf2ccc421ef8d61.jpg

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“For untold centuries, Cherokee artists have turned natural materials such as river cane, clay, wood, and stone into beautiful works of art. Basketry, pottery, stone carving, wood carving, bead working, finger weaving, and traditional masks are a few of the timeless forms of Cherokee art that endure today.”

- http://visitcherokeenc.com/cherokee-art/

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Grains, squashes, fish, berries, corns, beans, and soups.

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Popular among the Cherokee people is the game of stickball. At one time it was called "the little brother of war" and played by the men of the tribe. It was used to settle arguments and disagreements. It was a very rough game used as an alternative to actual war.

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Cherokee men wore breechcloths and leggings. Cherokee women wore wraparound skirts made out of woven fiber or deerskin. They all wore moccasins on their feet. Men decorated their faces and bodies extensively with tribal tattoo art and also painted themselves bright colors in times of war.

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Traded beads and other items instead of using coins and other
exchanges of money like we do now in America.

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“Wampum, the Native American money that became the most famous form of currency developed by American Indians eventually fell into disuse, initially among the colonists, because of inflation. Wampum was not difficult to “harvest” from the oceans and was worth less and less as time went by. Nowadays, genuine wampum is valuable as an artifact, but is not used for purchases.”

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The Cherokee tribe was mostly made of farmers, so they mostly ate corn, beans and squash that grew in their many fields. They were able to turn their corn into flat breads similar to tacos, they made their beans into refrained beans, soups and stews. And they also invented popcorn! They were also able to grow tons of sweet potatoes and peanuts, and they were able to grow sunflowers for their seeds.

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Indeed, the Cherokee name for corn—"selu"—is also the name of the First Woman in Cherokee creation stories. Cherokee villages were surrounded by vast cornfields while gardens were planted beside rivers and streams. In addition to corn, the Cherokee grew beans, squash, sunflowers, pumpkins, and other crops.

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The Cherokee never lived in tipis. Only the nomadic Plains Indians did so. The Cherokee were southeastern woodland Indians, and in the winter they lived in houses made of woven saplings, plastered with mud and roofed with poplar bark. In the summer they lived in open-air dwellings roofed with bark.

FAQ | The Museum of the Cherokee Indian

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http://www.cherokeemuseum.org/learn/faq

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http://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/entertainment.php

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http://native-american-indian-facts.com/http://native-american-indian-facts.com

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Fun facts

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languages and tribes

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Facts:
1. Many American states are named after Native tribes.
2. In the native language ( Arawakan ) bar-b-q means framework of sticks.
3. Although not being actual citizens of the United States, nearly 8,000 Native Americans served in the U.S. army in world war 1.
4. The famous U.S. animal that is on the U.S. Shield, the bald eagle, was actually a Iroquois Confederacy symbol.
5. Native Americans used porcupine hair to create brushes.
6. Iroquois women stopped eating turtles because they believed that eating turtles would make their children clumsy.
7. Native Americans would build totem poles outside of their house to advertise their family status.
8. Nearly 30 percent of Native Americans live below the poverty line.
9. There are 566 federally recognized tribes.
10. A native language was used during World War ll by America to communicate with other Americans in secret due to the language’s level of confusion.

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Types of houses that Native Americans lived in: longhouses, wigwams, teepees, chickees, Adobe houses, igloos, grass houses, and wattle and daub houses

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cherokee

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Food code

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http://visitcherokeenc.com/cherokee-music/

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http://visitcherokeenc.com/cherokee-art/

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The weapons used by the Cherokee included war clubs, tomahawks, battle hammers, knives, bows and arrows, spears and axes. Cherokees also used blowguns, generally for small game, but occasionally for warfare.

https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/indian-tribes/cherokee-tribe.htm

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https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/indian-tribes/cherokee-tribe.htm

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The Cherokee Tribe used blowguns to go hunting for entertainment. They usually hunted smaller animals, such as birds or squirrels

They also started to play Marbles when the explorers discovered their land and befriended the tribe.

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https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-ceremonies/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-ceremonies/

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http://www.native-languages.org/languages.htmhttp://www.native-languages.org/languages.htm

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