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The Cherokee were hunters and farmers. They mainly grew corn, squash, and beans. Since they were usually near rivers the Cherokee had the perfect site for irrigation farming. Although this is just speculation the Cherokee could have used this method to help their crops seeing as they were near a lot of mountains. (Cherokee farm. Shows the use of the irrigation method.)

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The Cherokee area was mainly mountainous since they were near the Great Smoky Mountains. They also lived near rivers since the shelters they used early on were wooden frames covered with vines and saplings plastered with mud. (Cherokee Village. Possibly near the mountains. Painted.)

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The Cherokee all lived in a area that consisted of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. There is also the Cherokee village Kituwah which is located in the Great Smoky Mountains near Bryson City which is an actual place. (Outline of their area. The Cherokee homelands.)

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Before the europeans came the Cherokee made houses out of river cane, wood, and mud built on a framework with either bark or grass roofs. They also dug out some of the dirt beneath the house to make more room and make it cooler. ( Cherokee home. Made by the same method the Cherokee used.)

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The Cherokee having easy access to rivers had an easy mode of travel. So they traveled from and to several regions including the Appalachian region, the Interior Plains, and the Coastal Plains. All these regions were either rocky/mountainous or had river/ocean access. (They traveled further east most likely coming in contact the the eastern edge of the U.S. They also moved farther north coming into contact with the Appalachians.)

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The Cherokee had this holy site in the middle of the Kituwah village. It's called the Kituwah Mound, dating back 10,000 years it used to be 15-20 feet tall, but after years of erosion it's down to 5 feet. (What's left of the Kituwah Mound. And the area around it.)

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The Cherokee were not just farmers as they hunted as well. They hunted deer (venison), bear, buffalo, elk, squirrel, rabbit, opossum and other small game and fish. The Cherokee also used the hides of the deer as clothes. (The Cherokee hunting. Painted.)

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The Cherokee region has many mountains including the Great Smoky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. It also has the Great Valley of Eastern Tennessee. So mainly it was mountain areas with rivers in between. (The picture shows the geological view of the area. Including views of the mountains.)

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During the 1800's over 4000 Cherokee indians were killed when President Andrew Jackson forced them to march to Oklahoma during the cold winter months. Where several suffered from starvation and hypothermia. (The movement from there area. Moving to Oklahoma)