Cherokee language

According to the Native Americans Language Website, Cherokee originally means “people with another language.” When the Europeans first came to America, they learned that the Muscogee Nation called this particular group of Indians, Cherokee, hence why they were introduced as the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee’s native name for themselves was Aniyunwiya. They came from an Iroquoian descent and settled in the southeastern part of the United States. Years later, they have accepted being named as the Cherokee Indians, however, they spell Cherokee as Tsalagi. Tsalagi was an Iroquoian language invented by a Native American Scholar. Moreover, a scholar named Lizette Peter published a scholarly journal article called “Our Beloved Cherokee: A Naturalistic…

A button/pin is being promoted by the Cherokee Nation right now that simply states "Think Cherokee." In your view, what does that mean? In my view 'thinking Cherokee' means thinking about life through the perspective of a Cherokee, and using the knowledge of general history and cultural matters to deeper explore worldly matters. Although I have a vague understanding of the slogan, I am irresolute of what it really means, as I am largely disconnected from my Cherokee roots. I hope to find it’s…

The Cherokee nation has been entwined in American history since the discovery of Columbus. From fighting against the Americans in the Revolutionary war to being forced onto the Trail of Tears in the 1800s, from fighting for their land to their large growth in Oklahoma, the Cherokee have had a long and hard existence. They have been influencing american politics and culture for many years. Throughout their vast history the Cherokee have been a great point of culture and tradition in America. To…

Americans. Cherokee legend says that the Cherokee came from the far away northwest. Centuries ago, some people probably did come from Siberia. Some moved further south and became known as the Indians of South America. Many stayed in North America. The Cherokee Indians had lived in the lands of what is now the United States for thousands of years before any colonists had ventured to their lands. Little did they know that the new nation that was going to be forming around them and would affect the…

governed their aspect of life. Also, in spite of the white man’s influence, Cherokees had a form of education, language, economy, political systems and a lived in a particular geographical locality. The widespread impact of the white man prompted the Cherokees to change and integrate their lives to that of the white man. They did it by only adopting those elements that complimented their previous way of life. The Cherokees changed the following…

The Native America Indian Tribe; the Cherokee Nation, is the second largest tribe in the United States of America. In 1985, Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee woman, was elected as the first female chief to serve the Cherokee Nation. Mankiller was a fierce woman who fought to preserve the Cherokee Nation. She lived during a time of the civil rights movement and struggled to claim equality just as those in the American Deaf community have fought for civil rights. The struggles between the White…

The relationship between the Cherokee Indians and the Euro-Americans is one that shows the inherent destructiveness of human nature due to the Euro-American’s part in severely debilitating Cherokee culture. Traditional Cherokee culture was primarily different from the Euro-American model of “civilization.” The one way that the culture was similar was in the sedentary nature of Cherokee villages. However, Cherokees differed from Euro-Americans in concepts such as ‘living off the land’ instead of…

federal Indian Law. Through observing the language of federal Indian policy at this point in history, such as in the Marshall Trilogy, one can acquire a greater understanding of how Indian Nations were treated by the United States, and as a result see the ongoing negative effects that it has had on Native American society in present times. First, it is necessary to establish the manner in which Indian Nations were addressed by the Supreme Court. There is a notable distinction between Johnson…

Ethnography Report – Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma The tribe I’ll be discussing throughout my ethnography report are the Cherokee Indians. There are three sub-tribes to the Cherokee’s which are the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees. Although they all originate from the same tribe/settlement, I’m going to be discussing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Today, this tribe of Cherokee’s live within 14 counties of Northeastern Oklahoma.…

American’s land. Before the Indian Removal Act, the Cherokee Tribe was recognized by the Government as their own nation. Gold was another reason that Americans were so eager to get them off their land. Once the white settlers discovered there was gold on Cherokee land, they began to push them out. At the time, Army general Andrew Jackson was an activist of “Indian removal.” He had spent years leading vicious campaigns against the Native Americans which resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres…