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Downloads General What makes us who we are? How does our history impact what the Cherokee Nation has become today? Here are some historical insites into how the Cherokee lived, what we did and what was and has remained important to us from our earliest days. Cherokee Arts The heritage of the Cherokee Nation is evident today in the survival of our traditional arts ranging from basket making to traditional clothing such as ribbon shirts and tear dresses. That heritage is alive and well today and is displayed in the way we work, the way we live and the way we play. CookBook From making salt to barbecuing fish to the preparation of kanuchi and bean bread, you'll find traditional methods of preparing Cherokee foods here. Language This is the English/Cherokee Lexicon or word list. We don't use the word 'dictionary' since it does not give definitions of words; just the translation. This lexicon consists of over 7,000 words and will continue to be extended with more word listings.

IN THIS SECTION Downloads General Cherokee Clans Cherokee Hospitality Cherokee Festivals The Traditional Belief System Stickball (a ne jo di) Cherokee Medicinal Herbs The Old Cherokee Wedding Disease and Genocide Cornstalk Shooting Cherokee Weapons Cherokee Stomp Dance Marbles (di ga da yo s di) Shell Shaker Cherokee Medicine Men and Women Cherokee Towns Chunkey Uses of River Cane Excerpts From Elmira Wauhillau The Traditional Naming Process The Women's Dance The Cherokee "Townhouse" The Cherokee "Hot House" Manner of Cherokee Dress Cherokee Arts Cherokee Arts Center Cherokee Clothing Cherokee Baskets Cherokee Dyes Buckbrush and Honeysuckle Dye in a Pot Making Marbles CookBook Cooking How the Elders Cooked More About Cherokee Cooking Wild Onions and Scrambled Eggs How Salt Was Made Kanuchi Fry Bread Thanksgiving Dinner Barbecued Fish Bean Bread Fried Hominy Language Community Classroom Cherokee Language Classes Online Language Classes Word List