PART 1: NATIVES
Key Characteristics of the Cherokee:
• They originally occupied the Southeast
• Around half of them were wiped out due to smallpox by the mid-1700s
• They were forcibly removed from their area and forced to go to “Indian Territory”, which is now Oklahoma
• About 4,000 of them died during the trip
• The earth is suspended at each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging from the sky vault, which is of solid rock
• At first the earth was flat and very soft and wet
The story was translated by the anthropologist James Mooney.
In the story, after all animals and plants were first made, they were instructed to keep watch and stay awake for seven nights, but most of them fell asleep. The animals that stayed awake to the end were given the power to see at night and make prey on birds and other animals that must sleep at night. The plants that stayed awake to the end were given the gift of always being green and being the best for medicine. The others were to lose their hair every winter. The Cherokee was a large and complex nation made from many smaller tribal units. It was well-organized. They were agricultural …show more content…
His attitude about the natives changed for the better as a result of the separation. He originally wanted to just conquer, but after his attitude changed, he went on his way to Mexico with natives accompanying him and his companions. He insisted that the natives stay free after they encountered the slave hunters who wanted to seize them. He was later arrested, exiled, and forbidden from entering the New World after being accused of corruption when he came into conflict with Spanish colonists who wanted to exploit the land they settled and the natives living in that country. He should be better known because he was one of the few explorers who didn’t want to exploit the natives, but rather supported them. “He also urged the adoption of more benign and just policies toward the native populations,” (pg.
Key Characteristics of the Cherokee:
• They originally occupied the Southeast
• Around half of them were wiped out due to smallpox by the mid-1700s
• They were forcibly removed from their area and forced to go to “Indian Territory”, which is now Oklahoma
• About 4,000 of them died during the trip
• The earth is suspended at each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging from the sky vault, which is of solid rock
• At first the earth was flat and very soft and wet
The story was translated by the anthropologist James Mooney.
In the story, after all animals and plants were first made, they were instructed to keep watch and stay awake for seven nights, but most of them fell asleep. The animals that stayed awake to the end were given the power to see at night and make prey on birds and other animals that must sleep at night. The plants that stayed awake to the end were given the gift of always being green and being the best for medicine. The others were to lose their hair every winter. The Cherokee was a large and complex nation made from many smaller tribal units. It was well-organized. They were agricultural …show more content…
His attitude about the natives changed for the better as a result of the separation. He originally wanted to just conquer, but after his attitude changed, he went on his way to Mexico with natives accompanying him and his companions. He insisted that the natives stay free after they encountered the slave hunters who wanted to seize them. He was later arrested, exiled, and forbidden from entering the New World after being accused of corruption when he came into conflict with Spanish colonists who wanted to exploit the land they settled and the natives living in that country. He should be better known because he was one of the few explorers who didn’t want to exploit the natives, but rather supported them. “He also urged the adoption of more benign and just policies toward the native populations,” (pg.