Cherokee Indians

Cherokee Indians Have you ever wondered how the Cherokee Indians way of life was? Today many Cherokee Indians live like most other North Americans. They are one of the largest Indian nations. In the past, they practiced a different way of life. These facts will give you a better understanding of what the Cherokee way of life was. Cherokee (pronounced Chair-uh-key). The name comes from the creek word chelokee, which means “people of a different …

…snow. Many Indians died from disease and inadequate food. During the period of confinement about 4,000 Cherokees died. Then more Cherokees died after arrival in the Indian Territory because of epidemics and shortage of food. This is why it is called the Trail of Tears. Today Cherokee people live and work in a modern world just like us. They still remember their old way of life. Cherokee people continue practicing their own language, art and religion.