creek cherokee ppt

Native Americans
of Georgia:

Cherokee  Creek

Cherokee

• The Cherokee are a Native
American tribe that lived mostly
in southern Tennessee and
northern Georgia.

• The Cherokee were in the Blue
Ridge, Appalachian Plateau,
and Ridge & Valley regions.

Cherokee

• The Cherokee lived in small villages or towns
located near rivers.

• Why do you think they lived near rivers?

– WATER! A great natural resource.

Cherokee Villages

• Most Cherokee had 2 homes.
One was for summer and one
was for winter.

• They also had open areas for
games, weddings, and other
ceremonies.

• One of their ceremonies was the
Green Corn Festival which is like
our Thanksgiving.

Cherokee Clothing

• Cherokee wore clothing made from deerskin.
• Men commonly decorated their bodies and faces

with tattoos or paint.

Cherokee Daily Life

• The Cherokee were farmers and hunters .
• They grew corn, beans, and squash along

with other crops.
• Corn was their most important food.
• The most important animal was the deer.

Cherokee Daily Life

• Men taught boys how to
make blow guns, darts,
and weapons from flint.

• Boys helped build
homes and carve
canoes from wood.

Note: Picture is hyperlinked to a video of a
blowgun demonstration.

Cherokee Daily Life

• Women taught
girls how to make
jewelry and cook.

• Girls practiced
weaving baskets
from strips of
wood.

Trail of Tears

• Most Cherokees were forced to move to
Oklahoma in the 1800's along the Trail of
Tears.

• Trail of Tears was the Cherokee name for
what the Americans called Indian Removal.

Sequoyah

• One of the best-known people
in Cherokee history is
Sequoyah.

• His mother was Cherokee.

• Sequoyah grew up in the village of Tuskegee, Tennessee
and did not speak English.

Sequoyah

• He became fascinated with the way the English
communicated with written words.

• He was taught how to write his name so he could sign his work
like other silversmiths did.

• Sequoyah wanted the Cherokee to be able to communicate
and preserve their traditions through writings like the English
settlers.

• Sequoyah decided to create written words for the Cherokee
language.

Sequoyah

• Sequoyah’s system of
written communication
for the Cherokee
language became
known as Sequoyah’s
Talking Leaves.

Creek

• The Creek are a another
Native American tribe that
lived in the Southeastern
states

• Creek tribes Georgia were
located mostly in the Coastal
Plains and Piedmont.

Creek

• The Creek were originally called the Muscogee
• Today, many people use the two words together:

Muscogee Creek
• Like the Cherokee, they lived near rivers.
• Water is a great resource for:

– Fishing
– Drinking
– Cleaning/Washing
– Transportation

Creek Villages

• There were many Creek tribes.
• The different tribes lived in settlements called

towns. We still have towns today!
• One of the tribes we’ve learned about was the

Yamacraw lead by Tomochichi

Creek Villages

• Each town had a square, or
plaza, for gathering
together.

• Ceremonies for peace, war
and harvest time were all
held in the square.

• They also had gardens for
crops in the towns.

Creek Homes

• Like the Cherokee, the Creeks had 2 homes –
one for winter and one for summer.

• They had to build their homes out of natural
resources such as mud, twigs, branches, &
grass.

Creek Food

• Just like the Cherokee, the Creeks
grew a lot of beans, squash, and corn.

• These crops were called “The Three
Sisters”

• The men also hunted for food.
• Plants were not only used for food –

they were used for medicine too!

Creek Daily Life

• Women worked in the garden and helped
teach their children

• Men hunted for food
• Children would even help their parents

work!
• For fun, they would play stickball which is

similar to Lacrosse.

Let’s Chat…

• How are Creek and Cherokee children
similar to you?

• How were their lives different than your
life?

• What are some things found in nature
that the Creek & Cherokee used? How
did they use it?