Transcript Cherokee Indians - Reinhardt University

CHEROKEE INDIANS AND
THEIR ENVIRONMENT
SS4H1 The students will describe how early Native American cultures developed in
North America
B. Describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and
shelter.
Selena Johnson
Who were the Cherokee?
The Cherokee are native people of the Southeast portion of
the United States. They lived in Alabama, Georgia,
Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky,
Virginia, and West Virginia.
How did the Cherokee get their food?
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The Cherokee were farming people. The women
grew and harvested corn, beans, and squash.
They gathered berries, nuts, and fruit.
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The men used bows and
arrows and blowguns to hunt
animals like deer and wild
turkeys.
They used spears and
fishing poles to catch fish.
To the Cherokee people it
was very important that
every part of the animal
was used and as little as
possible went to waste.
What kind of homes did the Cherokee
have?
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The Cherokee lived in houses made from clay and
river cane and other plants.
In winter some members moved to an asi, which is a
circular house that is sunken into the ground.
Later the Cherokee began building log cabins.
Cherokee did NOT live in teepees, wigwams, or
longhouses.
Examples of Cherokee homes…
What did the Cherokee Wear?
Women wore deerskin
tops, skirts, and moccasins.
Men wore deerskin loin
clothes in the summer, and
added leggings, skirts,
and robes in the winter, all
made of deerskin.
References:
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www.googleimages.com
www.brainpopjr.com
http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/southeast/chero
kee/food-clothing.html