Cherokee Tribe Research Paper

Hello. I am Adsila, of the Cherokee Tribe. My name means Blossom, and I am just 11 years old. A lot has happened in the Cherokee history, and there is much to tell. After all, my tribe loves to tell stories. For example, my mother, Adoette, has told me the story of the water beetle. We believe that once the Earth was all water. We think that humans lived in a world above Earth. When the water beetle came down, he swam around and spit dirt from his mouth and created islands! Over time, our beautiful land we call home was created. My father, Tooantuh, told me that this story is part of our religion. Some of us Cherokees are Christians, but others believe that “Native Beliefs”. These beliefs include the fact that nature has spirits. We believe that nature is alive. Sometimes we wear animal skins. Also, some of us believe in Shamans. Overall, we think that the nature spirits can control our health, and the Shamans can heal us with herbs, and more. Cherokee jobs and work have evolved over time. We work differently than we did back then. Back then, only the men could be chiefs, and the women were landowners. Today, the women can be chiefs, and even sometimes, the men are farmers. We ate corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, berries, nuts and fruit. We also ate deer, wild turkeys, fish, cornbread, stews, and …show more content…
We made houses containing rivercane and plaster. We even had thatched roofs. For ceremonies, we made seven-sided buildings. You may be wondering what our tribe did for fun. Well, we did tons of things! For example, we played games called stickball, chunkey, Blowgun, and Cherokee marbles. We also threw spears. Now, you may know that Natives are known for dancing! Well, we loved to dance. We used drums and flutes for music. We used to sing in “irregular rhythms”. Singing and dancing was used to cure those who were sick. Normally, the men danced in a circle, and the women would dance in