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In 1835 some of the Cherokee signed a treaty with the United States giving the US all of the Cherokee land in return for land in Oklahoma plus $5 million. Most of the Cherokee did not want to do this, but they had no choice. In 1838 the US army forced the Cherokee nation to move from their homes in the Southeast all the way to the state of Oklahoma. Over 4,000 Cherokee people died on the march to Oklahoma. Today this forced march is called the "Trail of Tears".

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The tribe offered thanks to nature through an annual dance ritual called the Sun Dance. In the Sun Dance, elders take the younger men in the tribe, paint their bodies and teach them the simple dance. The dancers would go into a trance and have Vision Dreams, helping them determine their names and meet with the spirits of their elders.

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The tribe believed the earth was a large island resting on water.
The Cherokee also that people called Shaman were chosen ones that healed the sick and helped the poor.
They also hold many festivals to celebrate different things such as a harvest, the new moon of spring, the ripening of corn, and many other things.

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The Cherokee reservation is located in Jackson County, North Carolina. Today there are about 15,300 members, most of whom live on the reservation.

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Symbols were an important part of this tribe's culture because they believed that they shared a very close bond with the spiritual world and nature. They believed their forefathers communicated with them through signs with animals and other things in nature.
For example, the dove was often used to symbolize that peace and tranquility will prevail in all your works.

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This tribe spoke the language Tsalagi, which is an Iroquoian language.
"Yona"
Translation- "Bear"

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1 C. cornmeal
1 C. flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 T. sugar
2 C. milk
1 C. melted shortening
1 beaten egg
2 T. honey
4 C. drained brown beans

Mix all of ingredients except beans thoroughly, and then fold in the beans. Pour into greased, heated pan. A cast iron skillet works well for this. Bake at 450 until golden brown (usually 30 minutes or so). Test for doneness with a toothpick (done when the toothpick inserted comes out clean).
http://www.cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/Culture/CookBook/Bean-Bread

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Tools that Native Americans in this region often used were blowguns, bow and arrows made of wood and stone, and women used animal shoulder blades fastened to wooden handles to work the fields with.

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Native American tribes in the Southeast usually used deerskin, wool, and moss for clothing and they used shells, bones, stone, and wood for their tools.

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Beans, corn , squash, sunflowers, deer, turkey, squirrel,and turtle. The tribe often used every animal part when it was killed. Bones were often used for jewelry, decorations, and many other things, while the meat was used for food, and the hides were used for clothing and decoration as well.

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Main Geographic Features of the Southeast

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Main Geographic Features of the Southeast

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The Appalachian Mountains,
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Mississippi River.

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The Cherokee tribe was a very large Native American  tribe that originally settled in the southeast portions of the United States. They settled in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee after migrating south from the Great Lakes region.

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The Cherokee Indians -- Native Americans

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The Cherokee is the biggest native American tribe in the US numbering 140.000 Cherokee people. There are still 10.400 native Cherokee speakers living in America. Their language is an Iroquoian language. In the 19th century, historians and ethnographers recorded their oral tradition that told of the tribe having migrated south in ancient times from the Great Lakes region, where other Iroquoian-speaking peoples were located.

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The houses in the Southeast region were usually made with wood and the roof was made with grass, leaves, and bark. These houses were often clustered around large earthen mounds.