Cherokee Tribe Research Paper

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How much do you really know about the Cherokee tribe? The Cherokee tribe is a group of indigenous people from the United States. The Cherokee tribe was originally located near Tennessee. The tribe played a large role in Native Americans establishing a relationship with the United States government. The Cherokee tribe impacted World history as they contributed many ideas on education, and were an example of a proud nation. The specific location of the Cherokee tribe is unknown, but there are speculations on some key landmarks. “The Cherokee probably originated in the upper Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes region, or someplace else in the north. They may also have been related to the Mound Builders. The town of Echota, on the Little Tennessee River, may …show more content…
After the battle, Ward was thereafter known as Agi-ga-u-e (“Beloved Woman”). As a result, Ward was credited with many things: “Ward again gave warning of a Cherokee uprising in 1780 and attempted to prevent retaliation by militia forces. She made a notable plea for mutual friendship at the negotiation of the Treaty of Hopewell in 1785” (Nancy Ward). Sequoyah was born in a North Carolina colony called Taskigi. He was an accomplished silversmith, and warrior who created the Cherokee writing system. Sequoyah never learned to read or write, but later became passionate about the writing system. He believed that reading and writing would help in transmitting knowledge to others. So he began working on a writing system that would benefit the Cherokee tribe. “He experimented first with pictographs and then with symbols representing the syllables of the spoken Cherokee language, adapting letters from English, Greek, and Hebrew... By 1821 he had created a system of 86 symbols, representing all the syllables of the Cherokee language.” (“Sequoyah”). Sequoyah’s system allows people to learn