Southeastern Atlantic Cherokee by Cassidy Hua

Unique Cultural Differences and Practices

polkadotcassidy — 2015-08-17 13:40:09 UTC

-Marriage: divided into 7 clans (long hair, paint, bird wild potato, deer and blue)

~Once you've found someone you wanted to marry you had to ask the family member of the women's clan if it was a good decision. You had to get a positive answer if not, then you couldn't get married. Next you would have to go to the chief so that he could preform the root ritual. he would place a root in each hand and if they both moved it meant good luck but if only one moved then it was bad luck and they couldn't get married.

-Women: Women ruled their homes, they had power in their families, government and they also fought as warriors.

Original Territory

chipaj9912 — 2015-08-17 13:48:34 UTC

~The Cherokee's original territory consisted of the southeastern part of the United States. This included Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Alabama.

~The Cherokee did not migrate or move areas before European contact

Government and Power

chipaj9912 — 2015-08-17 13:57:27 UTC

The Cherokee had a "white" chief for times of peace and a "red" chief for times of war. The peace time chiefs were aided by a council. Both men and women had some sort of power in their clans. Although women could not become chiefs, they could participate with the council and offer aid in clan decisions. The council would elect the chiefs and make major decisions. Seniority was a major factor in becoming a council member. There were no stated requirements for gaining leadership in the Cherokee clan.

~ Rules and laws were determined by the council and Peace time or "white chief".

~ The Cherokee considered each other brothers and sisters. This mentality eliminated social classes.

A Cherokee war chief

Family Units

chipaj9912 — 2015-08-17 13:57:46 UTC

~Women headed the family units in a Cherokee clan.They had a matrilineal clan structure which meant that the family's descent was tracked through the female line.

~Members of the same Cherokee clan thought of each other as immediate family members.

~Marriage within the same clan was forbidden.The Cherokee were very accepting to interracial marriages outside of their own clan. They did not limit marriage to certain races or cultures. However, the chiefs of the tribes had to approve of the marriage beforehand.

Spiritual Beliefs

polkadotcassidy — 2015-08-17 14:08:59 UTC

-Animal spirits: The Cherokee would wear animal skin as clothing because they believed that if they were wearing a certain skin of an animal that they would obtain the skill of that animal.

-Booger Ceremony: This ceremony was held on the day before battle. the Cherokee would wear a booger mask they carved and they would dance around and make fun of each other. These masks represented their enemy.

-Deer God: The Cherokee would tell the deer God "We only kill what is needed to feed our families and we are sorry". They would apologize because they were afraid that if they upset the deer God, he/she would make all the deer go away.

Economy

polkadotcassidy — 2015-08-19 02:30:34 UTC

-The Cherokee were ; they mainly relied on subsistence and commercial farming in the earlier times

-Later on the Cherokee had some help from trading with the Europeans. They were introduced to new vegetables, grains and domesticated animals.

-After trade declined, they adopted new advanced ways of farming and hunting. liuags;iygcb,bx

-The Cherokee didn't have a type of currency so their economy was more of a barter system.

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