Native Americans in North Carolina The Cherokee Indians By: Tiquesha Wright & Silas Piggott

The Foods They Ate The woman harvestedThe woman harvested Crops of cornCrops of corn BeansBeans squash squash sunflowers sunflowers recipes included cornbread, soups, and stews cooked on stone hearths. recipes included cornbread, soups, and stews cooked on stone hearths. The men huntedThe men hunted Deer (ahawi)Deer (ahawi) Wild turkeysWild turkeys Fish in the river (atsadi)Fish in the river (atsadi)

Pictures of Their Foods Corn Harvest FoodsCorn Harvest Foods BeansBeans

Cherokee People

History

The History of the Cherokee Indians The Cherokee Indians were farming people. The Cherokee tribe spoke 23 dialects of Tsalagi. They lived in Georgia, S.C, Virgina, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Columbian Exchange New food and fiber crops were introduced to Eurasia and Africa, improving diets and fomenting trade there. The Columbian Exchange people started bringing drugs, coffee, sugar, and tobacco use to many millions of people.

Drugs that the Cherokee People Did CocaineCocaine Weed Weed MarijuanaMarijuana

Coffee, Sugar & Tobacco Coffee beans Sugar Tobacco

Shelter The Cherokee Indians lived in log houses with mud and grass to seal the walls. They lived in settled villages, mostly by the rivers.

Maps of the Cherokee Indians

The map shows the Marches of the Army Under Col. Andrew Williams in 1776 against the Cherokee Nation of Indians.

This is a new & accurate map of the province of the North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.