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  2. Cherokee society - Wikipedia

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    Little Miss Cherokee 2007, Park Hill, Oklahoma Cherokee society is the culture and societal structures shared by the Cherokee people. The Cherokee people are Indigenous to the mountain and inland regions of the southeastern United States in the areas of present-day North Carolina, and historically in South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Northern Mountainous areas, now called the Blue Ridge ...

  3. Cherokee spiritual beliefs - Wikipedia

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    ᏗᎵᏍᏙᏗ "dilsdohdi" [1] the "water spider" is said to have first brought fire to the inhabitants of the earth in the basket on her back. [2]Cherokee spiritual beliefs are held in common among the Cherokee people – Native American peoples who are Indigenous to the Southeastern Woodlands, and today live primarily in communities in North Carolina (the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ...

  4. Cherokee funeral rites - Wikipedia

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    The Cherokee traditionally observed a seven day period of mourning. Seven is a spiritually significant number to the Cherokee as it is believed to represent the highest degree of purity and sacredness. The number seven can be seen repeatedly across Cherokee culture, including in the number of clans, and in purifying rituals after death. [6]

  5. Miss Cherokee - Wikipedia

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    Miss Cherokee (Cherokee: ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: ageyutsa tsalagi) is an annual cultural leadership title awarded by the Cherokee Nation to a young woman of Cherokee descent. The role of Miss Cherokee includes acting as an ambassador for the Cherokee Nation, representing the tribe at various cultural, educational, and governmental ...

  6. Word from the Smokies: Sochan program grows relationship ...

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    In 2019, Cherokee and the park service signed an agreement to issue tribal members permits to gather sochan, a culturally important native plant. Word from the Smokies: Sochan program grows ...

  7. Cherokee clans - Wikipedia

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    The Cherokee clans (Cherokee syllabary:ᏣᎳᎩ ᏓᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢᎢ) are traditional social organizations of Cherokee society.

  8. 5Ws+1H: Cherokee people know how to come by tribal food - AOL

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    May 18—As the capital of Cherokee Nation and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees, Tahlequah receives visitors from around the world who want to learn about Cherokee culture. Many of these ...

  9. Cherokee Nation - Wikipedia

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    The Cherokee Nation council appropriates money for historic foundations concerned with the preservation of Cherokee culture, including the Cherokee Heritage Center. It operates living history exhibits including a reconstructed ancient Cherokee village, Adams Rural Village (a turn-of-the-century village), Nofire Farms, and the Cherokee Family ...