Term Papers on Cherokee Indians

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Cherokee Indians

The Five Civilized Tribes are the most well known Indian tribes in Oklahoma. These five tribes are Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Seminole, and Chickasaw. The Cherokee were the most civilized of the five. They came from the Southeastern part of the United States. The Cherokee were mainly an agricultural society. Their capital in Oklahoma is Tahlequah. The Cherokee were heavily influenced by the whites. They blended into white culture better than most of the other tribes. They began to give up their tribal customs. Then, gold was found in the Carolinas, which, at that time, was Indian land. The government then kicked them out of the Carolinas and moved them to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. The majority of the Indian population in Oklahoma is Cherokee. The removal of the Cherokees began in 1830. The land they were on was given up to lottery, which allowed white man to establish rights for gold. The Cherokees were not allowed to oppose the white man. They couldn’t conduct business with them, propose contracts or testify in court against a white person. They also couldn’t mine for gold.

They were the first tribe to have their own alphabet. It was created by Sequoyah and his daughter. They presented it to the council and the council thought it was a good idea. The Cherokees then adopted it as the official alphabet. It was taught by one person teaching someone and then they taught another person and they taught someone else. This alphabet allowed them to write a formal constitution. The white man soon began to realize that they weren’t savages as they had first thought. The Cherokees received a printing press from the government. When they sent it down to the Cherokees, they also sent a person to help them learn how to work it. They were soon able to print Bibles and other impor...

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