15 Fascinating Facts About the Cherokee Tribe - Origins & Struggles

🎥 Discover the fascinating world of the Cherokee Tribe with these 15 intriguing facts! 🪶
00:32 - 🐺 Family Clans: Explore the significance of the Cherokee’s seven clans in their society…
01:38 - 🛖 Eco Houses: Learn about the unique design of Cherokee homes and their environmental harmony…
02:46 - 👩‍⚖️ Beloved Leaders: Uncover the power and influence of "Beloved Women" in Cherokee culture…
03:51 - 🗳️ Wise Governance: Discover how councils and chiefs maintained balance and leadership…
04:57 - ⚔️ Dual Chiefs: Find out how separate peace and war chiefs adapted to challenges…
06:06 - 🌽 Sustainable Farming: Delve into the advanced farming techniques of the Cherokee…
07:16 - 🎉 Harvest Festival: Celebrate the key festival marking the first corn harvest…
08:33 - 🥍 Ancient Sport: Explore the thrilling traditional game of stickball and its role…
09:45 - 🎯 Silent Hunting: Discover the skills behind blowgun hunting and its environmental mastery…
10:51 - 🌲 Trail Signs: Learn about the mysterious trail trees marking crucial routes…
11:56 - 📜 History Belts: Uncover the stories and records kept within intricately designed wampum belts…
13:02 - 🌿 Herbal Medicine: Explore the combination of native plants and spiritual practices in Cherokee medicine…
14:19 - 🗣️ Cherokee Tongue: Discover the efforts to revitalize and preserve the Cherokee language…
15:36 - 📖 Written Words: Learn about Sequoyah’s revolutionary syllabary and its impact on literacy…
16:56 - 🚶‍➡️ Forced Journey: Uncover the tragic history of the Trail of Tears and its lasting impact…
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[@UntoldHistoryYT]

Do YOU know any other fascinating facts about the Cherokee? 🪶

[@kushmob4208]

yes, they had migrated from mexico territories

[@allisonshaw9341]

@@kushmob4208 Nope, we came from up north around the Great lakes, part of the Iroquois nations.

[@kushmob4208]

@@allisonshaw9341 okay

[@j.f.r.blackwolf6532]

The 2 main oldest stories say we come from an island off the Atlantic side of south America. Come up as a mass migration to the great lakes area and finally settled in the old country. The second legend doesn't mention the island. Also, we didn't ware the eagle feather head dress like the planes ndns lol and unlike the many pictures in this video, we didn't rock long beards or beards at all.

[@allisonshaw9341]

@@j.f.r.blackwolf6532 We also wove cloth rather than using only hides for clothing. There was no poverty among us as all food and resources shared among us. There were no orphans as children who lost their parents were taken in and loved as full members of the household by relatives or other adults, not treated as charity cases or put in work houses as white folks did. If a man died, his widow was not left to fend for herself as his brothers provided meat, firewood, and other supplies that their brother would have for his family. Women were not property and our men knew better than to abuse or mistreat a woman as such a man was not tolerated and would be exiled permanently, after a good beating and having his hair cut completely off. We might not have had metal working and gun powder, but neither did we have greed, pollution and filth, or the notion that some people were better than others. In our languages there are no profanities nor did we use the Creator's name in a curse.

[@ButterflyHummingbird]

I’m so glad the Cherokee have maintained their cultural heritage and activities.

[@paxsplace4483]

My Great Great Grandma was Cherokee . She married a Black Foot. I have always been proud of my Native heritage. I have been doing some research lately. Alot of what I have found answers to the question on why I have always been drawn to nature and the earth and what it has to offer. Thank you for posting this video.

[@capstar633]

So was mine. Full blooded who married a black man.

[@jessicacanfield5058]

I am so glad the Cherokee are saving their languages and ways of life

[@WalterVetterli]

Simpletons, who believe in anything." I got a bridge to sell you "!!

[@rosepetals8181]

Language OF LOVE 🙏🌈🌎☯️🌲🐢🕷️🕸️🌌✨

[@brianbrown2266]

Not really only a few thousand speak native Cheerokee out of 20000 dying language like Hawaiian language

[@donaldperson948]

You guys need to write books for language so we can learn to speak their languages!

[@shac9131]

Kids are forced to learn it now in school since about 12 years ago, and the new generation created their own language very different than the other 2 bands. And Cherokee res in NC is basically a joke. It's all a commercial and near all Indians are more American in destructive ways than anything else. I only met one actual sacred Indian while I lived there. I've very extremely disappointed in my tribe. I lost my respect for the new generation and majority alive

[@Randy-t6z]

I'm Cherokee from Tennessee proud of my heritage 😊

[@georgevanrossem43]

I envy you. I want to learn more about the culture.

[@ChayaHampton]

❤

[@leeannblevins3605]

My Grandmother deserves this respect at last...THX

[@rosepetals8181]

AS MINE TOO 🙏🌈🌎😇

[@shirleygriffith7218]

I have always been told that i have cherokee blood in me. I am very proud and honored of that. ❤

[@JenniferHeitz-pk3qv]

Lol

[@GreyNDN]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sassytbc7923]

My mom was quarter Cherokee. I have always envied her that.

[@DelbertWilliams-f6g]

My family has a deep history in the Cherokee reservations

[@Fearlesslove888]

My mom is Cherokee. She's displayed incredible bravery throughout her life. ❤

[@jerrykidd173]

So are you.

[@InsideInfinite]

"Absolutely fascinating! The strength and resilience of the Cherokee and Iroquois cultures shine through their traditions and history. Loved learning about the powerful role of Clan Mothers and the intense stickball games. This history is truly inspiring!"

[@allisonshaw9341]

Actually, we're a bit older than that, more like 2K, but we migrated down from further north, as we are part of the Iroquoian linguistic and cultural group. Along with the Tuscarora, we were the southernmost tribal nation of that family. The Clan Mothers were the highest authority in our tribe, and every decision of the tribal council - including going to war - had to be approved by the Clan Mothers (each clan's women also had a say). They also chose the candidates for chief, which the people then voted on. Each clan chose council members to represent them, but if the women of a clan thought that their rep wasn't doing his job, they could remove him from office on their own. The Clan Mothers had to approve all treaties and had total authority over prisoners of war and judicial cases involving the death penalty (rape, murder, treason, and lying were the main capital crimes among us). Clan Mothers and Clan Uncles inherited their position from their mother - the oldest daughter and son of a Clan Mother, provided they were deemed worthy and qualified for the role, and the character and knowledge qualifications were very stringent. Women married and divorced as they saw fit, and divorce was simply the woman putting her husband's belongings outside the home 3 days in a row. He had no say in the matter as the home and children belonged to the woman. My great-grandmother divorced my great-grandfather this way. Believe me, from all I'd heard of him, he more than deserved it. To open certain ceremonies, stickball is played with the men vs the women, and whatever the women lack in size and strength, they more than make up for in speed, skill, and sheer meanness. Because it is a highly physical game, nobody comes off that field unbruised, and broken bones are common. Nowadays, players use mouth guards, helmets, and standard basic safety equipment in competition games. Oh and almost every time a Native team has played a non-Native team, the Natives have won. Back in the late 1800s, the Iroquois team was invited to England to play the Brits and beat them handily. England banned the Iroquois team for over 100 years, and because the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy is its own nation and not part of the US or Canada, the International Lacrosse Association and Olympic Committee have prohibited them from playing. When they were finally admitted to the FIL in 1987 due to a lot of pressure from several nations and lacrosse teams, various tournament organizations frequently kept them off the roster, saying that there wasn't room enough. The Irish national team actually gave up their berth in the European Championship games and demanded that it be given to the Iroquois Nationals who then came and took 3rd place in their first international championship competition. Not to bad for a team that was only allowed on last minute and had to scramble to make the trip across the Atlantic to arrive the night before the opening game. While the bulk of the Cherokee were removed in the 1830s to Oklahoma, some of us still live in our ancestral lands and the Eastern Band of Cherokee is based in Cherokee , North Carolina. My great-grandmother was a traditional healer (NOT a medicine woman - that is a position of spiritual leadership requiring years of training and those chosen for that training medicine people are selected by the elders and medicine people when they are children). She taught us as we followed her through the woods and fields helping her collect the herbs she needed, and then helped her cure/preserve and process these herbs into medicines. She was better than the local white doctors and was also a highly skilled midwife who could turn babies in the womb if they weren't in the right position for birth. The Cherokee Phoenix is the oldest newspaper in America. Our language has 2 dialects, Eastern and Western, which have minor pronunciation differences on certain syllables. For instance, ts is pronounced as "ch" in Western Cherokee and as zh in the Eastern dialect. Our language is tinal, meaning that pitch, not stress, is used to differentiate. Water and salt have the same 2 syllables - a and ma (a-ma). Whether the pitch is raised on the first or the second syllable determines whether you are talking about water or salt - important to know when you are thirsty and need a glass of water. Oh, and like most Native languages, we have no profanities. You can insult someone up and down but you can't cuss them out. We have to use English for that. Wado (thank you) for the video and allowing me to respond with a little bit of info.

[@darlenekorson3716]

Thank you for the info.

[@UntoldHistoryYT]

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment. Your words offer a vivid insight into a truly captivating culture. 🙂

[@Rockin357]

❤❤❤❤

[@livfree7271]

I have old Delaware Cherokee ancestry, too many generations ago to be able to claim Cherokee, and yet it is a part of me, part of my journey in a way and I have great respect for your people and reverence for this part of my history. Thankyou for sharing true information of your people, I feel so thankful to know what you’ve shared

[@ritaj.465]

Thank you for the knowledge you shared. We need more my great great grandmother was half chickasaw

[@Woodstockman]

I'm Greek-American from North Carolina and I was adopted by the Cherokee Nation . THAT WAS A GREAT HONOR . My chief is Jim Wilson and my name is Dino .

[@larrym.johnson9219]

Congratulations 👏 and respect!

[@claudettebigby5902]

What Cherokee Tribe?

[@KinachCuttahmup]

Bro what 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@guillermo3564]

Dino was also the name of the dinosaur on the Flintstones.

[@larrym.johnson9219]

@@guillermo3564 also the nickname of Dean Martin!

[@harrietpeabody2118]

I am Cherokee. I am a member of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee had long houses.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

If they were Iroquois they sure would! I wondered…

[@samuelzook5155]

Yes they did and they lived together r in them. My grandmother (MOMO) told me they were a close and relevant people.

[@momthatloves3985]

My great great grandmother was Cherokee. I know that is very little, but still want to understand that part.

[@blueduck9409]

The cherokee also were known for the bead work they made. Some belts or sashes were made of bead and told a story.

[@Jakep339]

I am a little as well I live in east oklahoma

[@lauramonroe3702]

Blackfoot here. Respect for the Cherokee.

[@deborahandrade406]

My paternal grandmother was Cherokee and my oldest son is black foot on his father's side I am so proud of my Cherokee ancestry I ❤️ love my grandmother and miss her gentle soul 😢

[@MashelleMiller]

Blackfoot and Cherokee here

[@lauramonroe3702]

@@MashelleMiller Aside from my family reunion, i think you're the first Blackfoot I've encountered. Albeit it's not how you would start most conversations.😃

[@paxsplace4483]

​. Me too

[@TimothyJohnDavis]

My grandmother was princess from Blackfoot mountains

[@petersguazzato8291]

Hi my name is Peter Italian born, Iiving in Australia and I have always been fascinated by American indigenous people especially the Cherokee people and their culture and resilience to keep their traditions alive, we too are keeping our Italian traditions alive and we need to, I would love to one day visit the Cherokee people and be part of their celebration, I have a friend here in Melbourne he is Apache named Red Horse and a good friend, this is a beautiful documentary about the Cherokee history ❤❤

[@PatriciaJones-mm3ne]

I am also part Italian, Gabrino.

[@jerroldshelton9367]

Osiyo from an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation currently residing within its boundaries. That's the Cherokee version of "G'day." i You might be a bit disappointed to know that at the time of "The Removal" or "Trail of Tears" my Cherokee ancestors in the Scraper Mountain, Georgia area weren't living life much differently than the "Yonega" people in the U.S. southern states. They definitely weren't when the Cherokee Nation Constitution was ratified in 1839 in the then-new Cherokee Nation capitol of Tahlequah, which remains the seat of Cherokee Nation government today. Tahlequah was one of the first towns west of the Mississippi River to have gasllight streets, indoor plumbing, a sewer system, and was home to the first institution for higher learning for women west of the Mississippi River. The people on the Trail of Tears sang the hymn "Amazing Grace" in Cherokee as they marched from their former homelands to the "Indian Territory" as the present U.S. state of Oklahoma was known prior to 1906. The Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation at the time of the removal was a red-headed, blue-eyed guy by the name of John Ross who was about 1/8 "Indian" by blood, but fully Cherokee culturally. Some of Ross's ancestors today are "more Indian by blood" than he was. The U.S. Government referred to the Cherokee as one of the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes" for a reason. Even prior to the removal / Trail of Tears, Cherokee people lived pretty much like Yonega people of the time. At least, that's true for my Cherokee ancestors. I'm proud of my Cherokee ancestry but I've got about zero in common culturally, traditionally, or linguistically with Apaches or those "gitli-teheehee" indians ("dog killers"). I'm all for keeping cultural traditions alive, though. My wife is an Italian from Abruzzo who immigrated to the U.S.A. on a spousal visa after we were married. We eat a lot of arrosticini and carbonara in this household. which suits me down to the ground because I was turning feral mouflon sheep into arrosticini long before my wife and I met. We've got grandkids in Pescara that I hope to see over our Thanksgiving Holiday in November here in the U.S.A. Donadagohvi, JP

[@PatriciaJones-mm3ne]

@@jerroldshelton9367 How ironic is that? I am a redhead blue eyed 1/8th Cherokee. So from what clan was John Ross from? Yeah, to remove civilized suit & pretty dresses people from their beautiful mansions just because you want their land is a .... shame! It is wrong to do it to any people! It makes me proud to think about how strong my ancestors were. I was lead to believe they were Christians( heathens!), but the true heathens(NOT CHRISTIANS)were those that removed them from their homes, but God knows. We will receive blessings from God soon because of what our ancestors endured. What beautiful wonderful ancestors! We are so mightily blessed!

[@PatriciaJones-mm3ne]

Osiyo! What clan was John Ross from? Do you know anything about the Wolf Clan?

[@deniseyokley6558]

My great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee. I know I have some Cherokee in me and for that I am very proud!

[@Ang-csb]

My great grandmother was also full blooded Cherokee from the Tennessee tribe.

[@patriciajrs46]

It's sad that it doesn't show up in DNA.

[@leeannblevins3605]

I was privileged to visit with our great Chief Wilma Mankiller when in Boulder Co ...She was a fine reminder of the important role of our matriarchal roots.. Carrying on we go...********.

[@jamesmoore2143]

Cherokee are beautiful

[@mrsellenj.A]

Wado ❤💛🖤🤍💯

[@PatrickHeflin-i2c]

Thank you very much James I'm a Cherokee myself

[@jamesmoore2143]

@@PatrickHeflin-i2c im of creek Indian tribe

[@kurt540]

I am a descended of the Cherokee Nation. My name was Too Kantanka. I still feel that The Cherokee Nation is part of my ancestors, I have had a psychic reading that confirmed my attraction to the Cherokee Nation.

[@GMBL-h3w]

@@kurt540 why not dna?

[@bradleyfields4732]

But did you have a dna test to confirm the same 😂

[@charlesjohnson5331]

You are not a descendant you are Cherokee.

[@kurt540]

@@charlesjohnson5331 Thank you for that statement, I am proud of being accepted as a Cherokee!

[@george-dw4im]

Kantanka is a Lakota word. While you could have Cherokee ancestry the name does not reflect that. The Lakota are also a proud Native people. May the Creator bless you on your quest.

[@sherrycantrell4102]

Thank you so much🙏 I am Scots-Irish and Cherokee. I enjoy learning about my heritage.

[@wboyle9721]

You are correct many scottish and irish joined first nation and married into first nation ireland scotland first nation ❤❤❤

[@hollypritchard2395]

I too, Scotch-Irish-Cherokee in Appalachia. I'm am the end of the line :( (1/16). My great grandmother ran a small cafe in so. Kansas and served Geronimo a cup of coffee. Sounds so insignificant, but, l always loved hearing little bits & pieces of stories.

[@rickwhite2073]

My GREAT GRAND PARENTS told my brother and I that we had Cherokee blood and told us stories about the Cherokee people I have always believed the biggest SIN that the US GOV committed was what they did to the Native Americans it was criminal

[@dawootz419]

Look into what the "royal" blood were doing to the Scots for hundreds and hundreds of years before whites were even officially on this continent. The cannanites have been up to this bs since forever. Protect the second amendment at all costs!

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

common myth. everyone in the south is supposedly related to Indians. not true

[@laurielenig9939]

@Rick...it was as bad as the Holocaust and slavery combined... Evil is as evil does.

[@johnruetz3849]

My first wife was a mix of English, Irish, and Cherokee. She used to tell me if I stirred the Irish in her, I'd see the Indian in her. I would always laugh and say " I'm scared, the Cherokee were farmers " . Coming from the farm myself, I knew they had to be good.

[@honeyjazz4147]

I'm of Cherokee ancestry on both sides, black and European origins, thank you for the video, I learned a few things I wasn't raised in the Cherokee culture but I always known of my Cherokee ancestry, their government was actually very similar to the United States government.

[@JamesRedwitz]

My grandma lived in Edyville Kentucky !!! I lived with her in the early 50s her maiden name was Daisy Lynn Scott !!! She had three sisters Ruby , Charlene,Pearl. All four sisters had Cherokee blood !!! I don't know if the trail of Tears was through Edyville but I played on Indian burial mounds behind her home !!! We used rainwater off if tin roof and a sisterin for water !!! My grandma cooked on wood stove and had a potbelly in the home as well!!! We lived off flour, cornmeal, Grits, oatmeal, and lard ,butter canned milk beans alot of beans cooked outside on three empty milk cans in a cast iron pot all day long it seemed like! And potatoes! Eggs and chikens !!! She would make my female cousins dresses out of floor sacks !!! I miss my grandma she was my mommy!!!

[@UntoldHistoryYT]

Wonderful memories!

[@twrench9439]

i’m from eddyville had to move when i was a boy with the impoundment of barkley lake

[@JamesRedwitz]

@@twrench9439 yeah i live there in 1952 til 1955 and then I came back every summer util 1959 I was three in 52 yeah James Gentry would come and get me from Louisville and take me to my Grandma's every summer

[@vanitamann7985]

You described my childhood. I have such fond childhood memories, I grew up in the middle of Angelina National Forest, in east Texas.

[@thadnipper9411]

I'm told that I had a great great grandmother on the "trail of tears" who stepped off the trail and was raised by relatives in East Tennessee who were mixed white/Cherokee people who managed to not get rounded up and sent to Oklahoma. I remember my great-grandmother, though she died when I was about eight, she dipped snuff and would let me try it, and I remember her as a very loving lady and I loved staying with her as a child ❤😊

[@johnnythorn4847]

Gratitude for the empowering historical gems of native wisdom that offer models of decency and ecological insight. Splendid compilation delivered with grace and scholarly integrity. Thank you. JCT

[@PatriciaJones-mm3ne]

I am part Cherokee. I am from the Wolf Clan. 🐺

[@Hunnydee357]

I am from the Wolf Clan as well! Good to meet you cousin!

[@robertbro.....6076]

Llanapa😮

[@NoorDeen-yz1fg]

Aniyunwiya Descendant from The Carolinas ✨🤎 🔥🔥

[@OLThomas-y9j]

One of my cousins was a Combat Paratrooper in the Korean War ,wounded and returned ! His name ----- and was top-notch in every way and he appeared to be at least 80% Cherokee and his mother looked more Indian than mine ! I finally got him to tell me something abt his experience in combat . What was actual the news media didn't even come close !

[@eathsao3562]

Beautiful Cherokee

[@jimfisk4474]

Thank you, I am one 16th Cherokee. My great-great-great-grandmother was full-blooded Cherokee, born in the 18 50s or '60s. I am proud of my heritage, Cherokee, English and Irish. When I was a child and heard and saw stories of European settlers and American Indians in battle, I always wanted the American Indians, the first Nations, to win!❤

[@tammypowell7466]

I am an 8th of Cherokee Indian in me from my mother s side who was half a 4th which means she s half

[@MarvinCanidateSR]

My Mother is a dark skinned Cherokee. She told me stories as a child and grandmother and great grandmother did also 😊

[@overk1ll520]

My grandmother showed me a picture of her father, she said he was (wispered with hand over mouth in 1970s) he was dark Irish. She still could not say she was of Cherokee. The picture was of a fine strong man. Never saw that picture again and have looked for it for years. So much history gone. My mothers great grandmother walked the Trail from North Carolina.

[@HannahJack123]

I know i am a descendent of a Cherokee but not enough to be considered Cherokee which is okay with me but i still think the tribes and culture is cool and highly interesting.

[@JoniVance-tx2vj]

You still are of that,i too have a certain blood,but i was told still cherokee from other cherokee people

[@abdulrahamshabazz4903]

Depends if in north Carolina or Oklahoma. Oklahoma follows dawes roll. North Carolina follows high percent blood quantum. The white man: worked to eliminate indigenous Native Americans every way possible.

[@thomasmcculey7942]

Interesting that the Irish have an ancient game called Hurling which is similar to the Cherokee game Anetso. Both games were designed to resolve conflicts between clans.

[@williamwalker1277]

My 4th generation grandfather was John Ross. He was one of the chiefs of the Cherokee.

[@patriciajrs46]

Very cool. I have not been able to prove our heritage, yet. My maiden name is Rogers.

[@rhondasampsel6300]

I read a lot on him with my Grandson being homeschooled!He fought hard for the Cherokees rights.

[@debrawilder9551]

And no so smart if you do your research , a honeycutt married a ross in my family in early 1800s

[@OlethaWilson-qh9kr]

First Female N. A. S. A. Lady engineer to space Science. A small amount of history for you. Nice to meet you😇🙏

[@OlethaWilson-qh9kr]

I missed telling my story to you. My great Aunt Mary Jane Ross was our first female N. A. S. A. Engineer to our space Science during the Civil war times as well. If she were here I am certain she would be very proud.. I was named after her. 😇🙏🌈

[@trudymccann3671]

I am of the Cherokee Tribe. Thank you for this edification of my Roots. God Bless, Great Spirit be With You. Thank you.

[@kdog543]

I have a great, great aunt on my mom side of the family, who was Cherokee soux pawnee, who was a published poet, a school teacher and during the Civil War days took care of 24 orphans children didn't have parents or relatives caused by the great war. My grandmother told me she was a great woman.🦁👑🦅

[@williammaxwell6604]

You need to do more history research on the Cherokees. Some of it was right but there is a lot more about our history. Oklahoma Cherokees are just a small band of the original Cherokee Nation!

[@missannie8012]

Oklahoma is where my White family intermarried with Cherokee.

[@jerroldshelton9367]

Small??????? Some years, the Navajo Nation wins the top prize for most enrolled citizens. Some years, the Cherokee Nation (of Oklahoma) does, with well over a quarter of a million. My Cherokee relatives didn't do the Trail of Tears thing. They came to the present Cherokee Nation before the Cherokee Nation did, seeing the metaphorical writing on the wall, They weren't the only "early settlers" do so. Revisionist history is ugly, no matter what culture engages in it. Oklahoma Cherokees are the second-largest indigenous people group in the U.S.A. today, with Navajos taking top prize at present. You must have a different definition of "small." Donadagohvi, and all of that.

[@EdithJohnson-s3m]

I'm proud to have Cherokee blood run through my blood 💯, They aren't lying down people, I found myself believing in solutions to every day problems, things, I wasn't Aware of till other people realized, I Was right, and never questioned how I knew

[@majortom8047]

My grandmother was 1/2 Cherokee, married to my Scottish grandfather. Her mother was full-blood Cherokee and her father was 1/2 Cherokee. They lived in Tennessee. My grandmother birthed 15 babies, one was my dad. We had a reunion once and it was a mob scene, but a lot of fun. Beyond that time, I moved away and never learned much about other relatives or ancestors.

[@dawootz419]

Like this video, the movie Braveheart barely scratches the surface of Scot history and what they endured against England. Historically a lot of respect and inter marriage between natives and the Scots. This country would still be under British monarchy if it weren't for them so don't discount your Scot heritage.

[@lindataylor6512]

My great great grandfather was from Rhea county Tennessee

[@patriciajrs46]

​@@lindataylor6512Awesome.

[@wboyle9721]

Many scottish and irish joined first nation ❤❤❤

[@djmossssomjd8496]

I'm in the UK, I love stuff like this and really admire the Cherokee People. Around 25 - 30 years ago a friend living in North Wales UK called Pete Fray wrote (I believe) this poem which I later put to music produced and played by Bill Sterling of (I think) Tennessee. The words and music belong to those named above. I'd love comments on this and any corrections..... 1830 was Jacksons year of shame. To feed white eyes unholy gold greed they came. By act of congress to steal tribal lands. A single vote would cost a thousand lives. Why? Famed Davy Crockett couldn't understand. They said "Nuna Dow Juna" of those that died. Roses grew, upon the trail where they cried. In November 1838 the soldiers were sent, in evil condemnation to force a move they went, into stockades then to the trail. Four dead for every mile...without pity the blue coats herded them. Through winters icy grasp with satanic smiles. They said ''Nuna Dow Juna'' of those that died. Roses grew, upon the trail where they cried. Paramount chief John Ross tried his very best, in his fight, justice for his tribe was his quest. From the state of Georgia with condemnation they faced a treck a thousand mile march, the mortal hike to that Oaklahoma reservation. They said "Nuna Dow Juna" of those that died. Roses grew, upon the trail where they cried. A proud nation, they would never yield. From tears shed by many squaws in the field. The seeds of the Cherokee rose were sadly sown by valiant people and couragious braves who went from prosperity to nothing to own They said "Nuna Dow Juna" of those that died. Roses grew, upon the trail where they cried. The snows froze young, old and the frail. fertilized by bleached bones on the trail. So many tears became roses where people died. The Cherokee cried "Nuna Dow Juna" of those that died. Roses grew, upon the trail, where they cried.

[@janemarkham4133]

" BEAUTIFUL " THANK YOU!!!!😊🙏🤟🤘👍

[@HopeSalsbury]

❤

[@patriciajrs46]

Wow!

[@michaelgay6553]

It's very sad that the American Indians were treated in such a manner ! Even though they were not all innocent . But the actions of wicked will not go unpunished, no matter what color or creed . There is one God who will judge all men !

[@sugargooslin6473]

God Bless the true Americans The Indian Nation

[@josephinetracy1485]

Do Cherokees even have anything to do with Native Americans?

[@buddhacat422]

@@josephinetracy1485 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Just exactly what do you think a Native American is?

[@josephinetracy1485]

@@buddhacat422 It probably shouldn't be people who are 90% white descendants of slave owning "Cherokees."

[@kelleyhaney-cw7mk]

I am half Norwegian and half Cherokee, one hell of a combination!❤

[@allieeverett9017]

I did a DNA test because of family stories...I have as much Native American DNA as I do Irish...but the company keeps sending me Norwegian family members to contact 🙃

[@jalaconey]

​@allieeverett9017 Typically, Natives do not contribute to DNA tests, fromy understanding. My mothers maiden name is Everett. My maternal side has Euchee (original Euchee, as they are rare and have mostly been absorbed by the Creek, I believe) blood and my paternal side has Cherokee blood. Yes, we are a product of mass miscegenation. It took all of those ancestors to make us, though....fascinating information.

[@Kishla-f4o]

My five great grandmother was on trails of tears

[@debrawilder9551]

My gg grandfathers cousion was age 14 may honeycutt

[@michaelhughes838]

I'm part Cherokee thank you for this

[@UntoldHistoryYT]

You're welcome, Michael. Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂

[@drjmedders7095]

LOL! The old grandfathers would look you over and laugh and ask, What part? You are mixed blood Cherokee, not "part" Cherokee.

[@NikiLivi5]

@@drjmedders7095Why are so many natives that have more native blood in them like others who have full blooded ancestors but not enough to matter to some of you. I’d love to know more of my native background. I do know my mom’s dads side are all small & jet black shiny hair. 3 brothers who came when the US was getting started & settled in AL ended up killing 9 people. They were taken in by a Cherokee tribe that existed not 10 minutes from where I live now. When the law got wind of where they were someone tipped them off. The Cherokee people there sent them to another Cherokee tribe in AR. They settled there & eventually took Cherokee brides then had families of their own. My mom’s mom’s dad had a full blooded grandma. She was my 3rd great grandma. I didn’t get to meet her but I know her name & her middle name isn’t English. I’ve been welcomed by any Scottish people when it comes to learning about that part of my family. I’ve only met kind helpful people when researching my Irish part. Same for the English part. But I’ve seen so much hate given to those just trying to learn about their native ancestors that I’ve not said a word about mine. I’d love to know how to research that part of my family. But I’m afraid to even ask how to get started. Why is there so much hate towards those who know it’s legit in their family but don’t have enough of their blood to matter to those with more of that bloodline in their blood? You’d think it would make them proud that others want to learn about that culture. I don’t want any financial benefits! I don’t care about that. Money isn’t everything. I’d rather know about those people in my family & feel connected to them.

[@timwarcloud]

​@NikiLivi5 because for 90%+ it's myths and family lore, with ZERO documentation to back it up. If your either unenrolled or ineligible to enroll, they won't respect you. The first thing they will ask you is, "Who are your people?" If they don't recognize your family surnames, they will not accept or respect you as Native.

[@OLThomas-y9j]

I forgot to mention my grandmother was abt 20 % Osage on my mother's side .But, I saw a lot of PART INDIAN people in my first job in S.C. IN 1962 . They were of the Cherokee it seemed to me and many looked a lot like the beautiful women in my Mother's side and even in my kids ! My wife was given to me by God in S.C. and we were one flesh for 62 yrs and God took her home 8 mos. ago and I really never get over the pain of losing her but God has a plan !

[@Stephanie-dj4iy]

🙏

[@Arrowheadmaker]

She is resting with our Lord, and yes you will see her again, and very soon also, as Jesus is coming back and bringing those who sleep with him, read 1 Thess 4:14,15, then we who are still here and alive will be caught up together with then to our Lord Jesus. That "Caught Up" in the Greek word i " harpaso" means a very quick snatching away ! Commonly called the Rapture these day. Coming very soon !

[@danielmota1095]

A great story, my condolences.

[@jessicacanfield5058]

I am so sorry you lost your wife. I know what is to lose the love of your life, my husband went to live God 20 years ago

[@wagonwheeldc]

Love learning new things.

[@frootlooper]

My great grandmother was 1/2. I don’t bank on my genetics but I feel some pride.

[@buddhacat422]

Same here. Grandmother was 1/2. Immense pride.

[@VickieOwens-i2p]

You should feel great Pride,because you carry her blood,and she lived through the long walk,and hate from others!!Hold your head high,and say I know who I am,I don't need you to accept me, because I'm free!!!❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@EuniceStone-s9j]

You can be tested now. It's a quantitative blood test to give you a percentage of your native American blood.

[@ronbork684]

Very interesting and informative video about our Cherokee ancestors. Thank you for sharing it. My maternal Grandmother said, that one of our ancestors was a German who married a Cherokee woman, but since he could not speak English and her family could not speak German, either her family or the tribe disapproved of this union, and they had to flee. A DNA test showed evidence of Native American roots, so perhaps there is some truth this family legend. As some of our family members sang Christian hymns as they suffered on the trail of tears, were they perhaps puzzled as to how those who claimed to be fellow Christians could treat them in such unjust and unloving ways? Perhaps some recalled Christ Jesus's prediction of the weeds or counterfeit Christians that would come up among the genuine, or the wolves that the Apostle Paul foretold would arise even from among the elders of the congregation after his going away, and who would not treat the flock with tenderness? Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Acts 20:17,29,30 Matthew 7:15-23 Oh, what Wonderful times will be enjoyed when our ancestors are resurrected to a world forever free of hypocrisy, injustice, greed and exploitation. What laughter, and joy will be had when hearts overflow with love, and appreciation, when Christ Jesus forever removes wicked men and their governments that foment wars, and fail to solve the problems of everyone of their citizens. Daniel 2:44 Matthew 6: 9,10 John 5:28,29 Micah 4:3,4, Revelation 21:3-5

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Amen

[@dawootz419]

Absolutely Amen. Wickedness abounds all around this earth turning tribe against tribe and color against color. Christ is the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE. What's done is done. My one world tribe is under the authority of Jesus. Turn from your wickedness and I'll catch y'all on the other side!

[@lynnstorm4590]

Thank You for all of this wonderful information

[@UntoldHistoryYT]

Thank YOU for watching! ❤️

[@stevenr2463]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@UntoldHistoryYT]

Glad you enjoyed the video, Steven! 🙏

[@NBZW]

My great grandmother was Cherokee having 5 children when she passed, great grandfather remarried to a woman who told him he had to rid himself of the halfbreeds , an aunt who was only 18 raised them. That was life in Missouri.

[@patriciajrs46]

How rude.

[@patriciajrs46]

That second wife was rude and wrong.

[@NBZW]

@@patriciajrs46 I absolutely agree, but this all happened in the 1880’s, grandfather was born in December,1883. That’s the way it was.

[@Wheelchairspeeder]

Osiyo from Texas 😊..wolf clan ❤..hey Nancy ward Naneyhi my ancestor

[@evelynj.lightfoot7531]

Cherokee and proud

[@elizabethdann1997]

My Great Great Grandmother was Cherokee. There are many of us who, I consider, lost Cherokee. We have the Bloodline but don’t know our history or Ancestors.

[@shawnwoodford-bey4044]

Facts

[@joesterkis1841]

Yes same here.

[@Looneybob1]

Yes. My great great grandmother was full Cherokee. No one could pronounce her real name so they just called her sue. I've tried to find out her real name but have been unsuccessful for years..

[@ThomasBranson-yv5ub]

I have no idea where I am from, but I was raised by the Cherokee since nine years of age. I am adopted into a family of the Shasta- Kuruk tribe in northern California. I have been blessed beyond compare.

[@robinfowler3202]

My great grandmother was full Cherokee on my Dad's side and I think her name was Running Dear, my grandmother's name was Ruby Jean (either Moegley or Thatcher) she told me about the covered wagons and some of the story of The Trail of Tears, I miss her and I try to remember what she told me!

[@kennywaller2300]

This was very interesting to me. My great grandfather was supposedly half Cherokee. His name was Pete Bynum and lived on 10 acres outside of Allen Oklahoma. I spent some time with him and my great grandmother during vacation. My grandmother was a redheaded snuff dipper of Irish descent I think. They were very good people and seemed to be conservative...

[@ThomasBranson-yv5ub]

I was raised by a Cherokee family. I have spent most of my life living with different tribes in America. I am proud of my upbringing.

[@kathyong405]

Great, excellent for good educational and historic

[@ahmedboudjema2269]

❤GREAT NATION❤GREAT RESPECT❤

[@paulawashington3175]

Much of this video is correct and informative, but the illustrations are not always accurate. Cherokees did not use teepees or wear war bonnets like the plains Indians. Although most Cherokees are Christians now, there are still bands of Cherokees who practice the ancient Keetoowah spirituality. Until recently this had to be done in secret. President Jimmy Carter signed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act into law in 1978. It took Canada until 1986 to do the same for its First Nations.

[@butters4596]

Christians tried to get this part Cherokee guy but it never sat well with me as a kid and I couldn't be a part of it. My 3x Great grandmother was 100% Cherokee and stayed in the Appalachians when the Trail of Tears happened.

[@garycooper9055]

You are so correct. Thank you for posting this truth

[@colettesintuatives9256]

My great uncle was a Cherokee shaman. He past on in 2022

[@MisterJorge-f1l]

"We're still here ... We are not going anywhere." - Native Americans 😔

[@mrsellenj.A]

I'm Blackfoot, Cherokee and Irish mixed, I greatly appreciate your comment , you are absolutely correct 💯 wado and God bless you and your beautiful family

[@roberfaubus3455]

My grandma on my dad side she Cherokee her’s name is Ida William the daughter of George William who was in trail of tears.

[@VI2AXIV.215]

That’s nice you know this information

[@rocksandoil2241]

While very quiet around non-Cherokee, they are very fun loving and witty. Once, when a boss came around then left, one of the guys said, Well, old Walking Eagle has left... the others chuckled. Being the outsider I looked over puzzled. The speaker grinned, "Well, he's too full of **** to fly."

[@BenHayden-v5w]

Thanks

[@paularodery8074]

I am a descendant of the Paint Clan and a member of the Western Band of Cherokee, as are my children and grandchildren. Ancestors were on the Trail of Tears, settled on Res in Mayes Co., OK. The Eastern Band in NC does not recognize us who have less than a certain percentage of Native American blood. I’m 74 yrs old and have always been very proud of my Cherokee heritage on my Mother’s side. I also have Creek lineage on my Dad’s side.

[@johnharrel5920]

Great program. Unfortunately, the part on the trail of tears was the general inaccurate overview popular today…hiding the split of our nation into two groups. The faction under Chief Ross suffered the trail of tears. The faction that left early, took the majority of supplies the federal government provided. I forget the name of the leader of the faction that left in good weather. Also there were three earlier migration into Indian territory (which included Arkansas) prior to the Indian Removal act which my family was part. Arkansas became a state because the 14,000 Cherokee mix-bloods voted for territory status. Our history is much more complicated during the removal period. Readers please take the time to study it.

[@cristies4732]

I am CROW and Cherokee from Cheatham county Tennessee my great great grandmother was auctioned off of the Trail of tears to my great great English grandfather ❤ My Grandfather is CROW just miles outside of Billings Montana. ❤

[@claudettebigby5902]

NO. No one was suctioned off the Trail of Tears. It just didn't happen! There is so much miss information out there!

[@JohnnieHale-i9q]

Thanks for this. My great grandmother was cherokee

[@cristies4732]

@@dawootz419 what is known as Gallatin Tennessee along the Cumberland River. She was bought for 1700 dollars. That is where UELLA My Great great grandmother was my family referred to the word always as auctioned off.

[@dawootz419]

@@claudettebigby5902 suctioned?

[@YELLOW08Z06]

Tahlequah Oklahoma born and raised 👍🏻

[@FloCatone]

My mother grandmother was full-blooded Cherokee her name was Tempera ( Tempe) Jane Cox Stidham

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

My g-gma was too She was in eastern NC Where was urs?

[@johnnychandler2488]

They should have told of why for the relocation. It was because of gold was discovered in the North East mountains of Georgia and into North Carolina.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

BOOM

[@EndAddict]

Gracias y Bendiciones 🙏

[@melissaklemm9976]

Yes❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@_twyy]

My son and his dad are Cherokee! We live in Tahlequah Oklahoma!

[@geraldc5165]

The use of actual Tsilagi images would have been nice.

[@gland1830]

Beautiful report. Could you do one on the Navajo as well?

[@CharlesAbernathy-u6r]

I'm Cherokee, white, and Afro-American. My Cherokee origin comes from my paternal grandmother.

[@dawootz419]

Just like guitar hero Jimi Hendrix

[@rgarlin1201]

Excellent video history of some of the Cherokee peoples' contributions to diplomacy, natural/environmental husbandry, herbal medicine, and other attributes. The visuals, and narration, are first rate. Thank-you Untold History.

[@jamestate75]

Now I know why my Wife is so bossy. She is Cherokee and Scottish 😮.

[@donblaise]

Got one of those too, and know what you mean.

[@fairchild1737]

Scottish,Irish, and Cherokee. Grandma Bell. My brother got 5% Cherokee. I got 0.1%. I got O.1% Akananazi jew. King O'Neil and Robert de Brus. Tea Tephi from Judah.

[@conniestrachan9760]

You got it double😂

[@emeraldfox7175]

Cherokee/Irish here

[@NikiLivi5]

Bless you! I’m part Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, & English. I’m the first to apologize if I’m wrong but if I’m right you don’t stand a chance! And I wasn’t sure before where my savage temper came from.

[@Kindred-o8n]

I love the Beloved Women part of the society - it says a lot

[@jamesgibbs7933]

To help us (the Cherokee and all indigenous) please use visuals that reflect OUR respective cultures, and avoid the Hollywood Indian look.

[@markduncan992]

True, don't recall use of teepees.

[@TLB7476]

😂 then make your own video using pictures that probably don't exist anymore.

[@AmericanActionReport]

Right. The lush, feathered "war bonnet," as I understand, was used by the Plains Indians of the upper Midwest. The Eastern Cherokees more often wore turbans.

[@buckshelton5957]

What’s kinda messed up is having to learn heritage from a cartoon on KZbin, but I am greatful as my family is crazy or dead and I can’t learn from them .

[@Ryder382]

🌹 interesting .. myself Blackfoot..

[@drjmedders7095]

The Cherokee men wore turbans, NOT feathered war bonnets. They lived in longhouses, NOT tipis (teepees).

[@Chatelaine0]

I think they only lived in Longhouses if the women married into Iroquois/Haudenasawnee families. The woman and her children keep the house. But from what I know.. Cherokees had hut like homes or cabin homes depending on the location/weather.

[@BearsClaw]

Cherokee and enrolled as a federally recognized member, my grandpa (dad's side) was born and raised in Oklahoma. Always love hearing more about my heritage.

[@Shannon-n4b]

Ejula tsi jalagi ale tsi yoneg ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ERICpeterson-k9r]

I'm from western New York state living in grand junction Colorado now and my great great grandmother was full blooded cheerokee Indian

[@scotttracy2110]

Great channel

[@CharleLongrifle]

I am Cherokee ! My Grandmother was born & raised in the new Cherokee Nation in the Indian Territory. Danced her first Powow at age 2. My 3rd greatgrand father, John Vann, was on the Trail pf Tears. Thanks telling some of the thimgs about the Chrokee People. There is a much larger stoty about them.

[@robertjensen4525]

This is educational thinking that with people moving and stealing their land should have learned from them to eliminate the need for prisons.

[@timsullivan6442]

I am not sure as to if I have any or how much Cherokee in me, but I have traced my family on my grandmother's side back to Murphy and Hanging Dog NC her Mother's side goes all the way back to George Washington Lovingood who was one of the first settlers to settle that far west in NC and who also founded Hanging Dog Baptist Church the oldest church in Cherokee County NC and also another church I don't remember the name of it but it is the 2nd oldest church in Cherokee County. I find the history and the ways of the Cherokee very interesting. They were wise and advanced way beyond their time.

[@ourfamilyencounter]

The Cherokee also lived in the upper Mississippi River area; not just in the Southeastern US. There was a separation between the tribes. Can you do more research on this?

[@shawnwoodford-bey4044]

Facts

[@Hunnydee357]

Choctaw is mostly in the MS area, my grandfather was Cherokee (his mother's side) and Choctaw (his fathers side) they had a large farm in Sardis

[@Larry-jv6he]

my great grandmother was full blood cherokee.on vacation yrs back my family and i walked on the trail of tears.thank you for this vidieo.

[@thesaltyspacecowboy8531]

I forgot to tell you the most important thing about the Womens Council, THEY APPOINTED ALL CHIEFS. War Chief, Peace Chief, Winter Chief, Summer Chief, all Male Leaders were Appointed including Elders By the Womans Council. I believe As far as Elders Go, The Womans Council Still Appoints the Elders. Ill have to look into that

[@doveleboeuf6625]

My mother belongs to the South Eastern tribe of N. Carolina. I'm about 25% Cherokee.

[@modoc852]

My Indian ancestry was from the Fukawee tribe, and I understand they didn’t venture out from the wiki up too far without getting lost.

[@rongarcia6695]

Hello people if you are reading my comments I just want to say there's a native American from the Navajo tribe running for Congress name Jonathan nez his running for the second District in Arizona if he wins he will be the first native American ever elected to Congress from AZ if you can please be part of history and please support him financial please Donate to him thank you so much

[@robinmurphy8705]

Doesn't matter his origin. Will he fiercely represent the people of Arizona.

[@dawootz419]

Does he want my guns like the us gubmnt wanted his ancestor's

[@Me2Lancer]

Thanks for your post on The Cherokee Nation. In the early 1950s, my family lived in southeast Irving, west of Dallas, Texas. There were numerous bent trees as shown in this video scattered throughout the area. When first settled, the area was referred to Three Rivers as the Trinity River divided into the Elm Fork, East Fork and West Fork. My great-grandfather settled this area in the mid-1840s.

[@karenmay5240]

1700's Methodist and Baptist ken Hanssen and Fulkerson families and Stuart English and Cherokee pioneers. The English were exiled to the Carolinas after a rebellion failed. They managed their family farms. Early explorers found them living in log cabins with farms and animals. Used blow guns and were noted by the Aztecs passing through in ancient times , i have read. Many factions threw history.

[@dawootz419]

There's a lot of buried history of this land that's been hidden from whites and natives alike.

[@jasonbalonek2113]

My mom side is Irish and Cherokee and my dad side is polish and Irish. I'm proud to have some Cherokee blood in me. What I find fascinating is the bending of the trees. I had 1 in my back yard , but unfortunately I had to cut it down. It was very old and dry routed from inside out.

[@thesaltyspacecowboy8531]

I am a Whitekiller Cherokee, my 4 times Great Grand Mother wallked the trail from North Carolina to Oklahoma, Her Name was Laura Rider. Cherokee culture and life was controlled by the Women. It is still A matriarchy, and many Cherokee, Christian and Traditional still respect that about our women. The Womens Circle Appointed Chiefs, allocated land use, Women still have a lot of cultural and political power today (That was for the Women because the women owned everything, except the Tobacoo Fields, which they were forbidden to enter. To say Cherokee Women were, what was the word you used? Cant remember. Eitherway, Cherokee Love and respect our women, not because they are good or Beautiful, but Because we have to, otherwise we have to sleep in the Tobacco fields without a Blanket(remember The Women own Everything).(Thats an old indian joke, Grandpa told years ago, about respecting Women) Also Not only were Cherokee Warriors Greatly Feared(We controlled most of the Southeast Americas, and were a "Principle" Tribe in the Iraquoi Confederacy, which came with obligations to the smaller tribes even in war.. But Whoa to the unlucky enemy captured, because he would be brought to the women for torture, And the Cherokee Women were GREATLY Feared, for their ruthlelss and veried knowledge in the art of Torture Theres somethings you may not have known... 😊

[@markhiett4130]

Thanks for your comment,I am wanting to know more. My great grandfather was left on a white family's porch by his mother on the trail of tears,in Crossville Alabama.They had left from Ft.Payne Alabama. His name was John Goins,I have no idea what his mothers name was.Her decision to do this must have been through God's spirit,I cannot imagine her pain.people cannot possibly know how they were treated. I wish I knew more about who I am kin to,I would give anything to live a day in their world before no one bothered them.thank you again

[@NikiLivi5]

Thank you for the information. I want so much to learn about that part of my family but I don’t know how to trace it. I do know my 3rd great grandmas name who was 100% Cherokee. Her middle name isn’t English! I don’t know how to spell it but I can spell it like it’s been pronounced to me by my grandma on my mom’s mom’s side. Then I have Cherokee on my mom’s dad’s side as well. I’ve seen where many have said they have some of this or that nation only to be called names & made fun of. I don’t usually claim anything because of this. I’d love to know why so many have such hate? I’d thought they’d be proud that those of us that don’t have as much blood in us want to learn about that part of our family. As a southern woman with Cherokee, Scottish, Irish, & English all the women in my family were strong independent hard working goal oriented happy women but let anyone cross them & they won’t know what hit them! I have a horrible temper that took me my entire childhood to learn to control! If I ever just let it go free in a heated moment I don’t remember what I’ve done nor what I’ve said but I won & twice was against a man. Not saying I’m stronger than a man. I used what I had available. My mom’s mom had this temper! I’ve always wondered why only about a 1/4 of us had this fierceness that couldn’t be stopped if unleashed. Maybe this explains it. I’m the first to apologize if I’m wrong. I can’t stand a liar, a thief, or a cheat! I was blessed with a stubborn attitude, a loud mouth, a knowledge for truth, & the don’t care who you are or what you have if you did something wrong don’t think I won’t call you out! Plus a refusal to back down if I know I’m right! But I’ll also take up for anyone being abused!

[@thesaltyspacecowboy8531]

@@NikiLivi5 Right there with you fren, Scotch/IRISH Cherokee. Its always an inner battle, Especially if you are white rasied by your Indian Grandfather. Nobody can take that from me, I Am Cherokee, BTW Grandpa Loved the Washington Redskins, He told me a couple years before he passed, how he didnt want to watch anymore, they took away his Team. He was always a Proud Redskin, he would say pro Native shit like that, Its cause we are redskins son. Always called me son until I was 40 something. I miss that Savage Warrior

[@Hunnydee357]

Osiyo Aniyvwiya

[@NikiLivi5]

@@thesaltyspacecowboy8531 He sounds like an amazing man!

[@drjmedders7095]

Many years ago, Chief Wilma Mankiller spoke to the US Congress. She was amazing! After speaking, a man...maybe a reporter, maybe a congressman, I don't know...asked her, "Your name is very interesting. How did you get your name?" She stared him directly in his eyes and without expression said, "I earned it." Of course, then she laughed. Although they rarely share it outside their family groups, the Cherokee have magnificent sense of humor and love practical jokes. My great-grandfather's brother once began running around a lone tree in a field. He ran for hours. People passing by thought he was crazy. Finally, someone walked out to him and asked, "Why do you keep running around this tree?" He put a finger to his lips and said "Shhhhhhhh!" Then he pointed at a branch on the tree and said, "There is a big old owl in this tree. He is watching me. I am going to run around this tree until his head twists off his neck!" One late evening after a long day's work, he thought it would be great fun to spook his team of mules as they went down to a pond to drink. He hid in the reeds while my grandfather (who often worked for him) held the team while he hid. Sure enough, the team ran down to the pond in the dark, uncle Charley jumped up and spooked them. They kicked and bit him until he was covered in blood and his overalls were tattered, torn, and nearly falling off. When it quieted, he walked back up to the barn, laughing crazily, cradling something in his bloody hands. When he got into the lantern light, He had been kicked directly in his chest and the mules had managed to destroy his brand new pocket watch. Only the pieces of it remained in his hands. He couldn't stop laughing. Afterall, it was only fair. He had spooked the mules. He didn't mind the beating they had given him. But they had destroyed his new watch. It was a great success. I LOVE MY HERITAGE!

[@topfeedcoco]

@5:43 Nice full bearded "Cherokee" chief ya got there buddy.

[@markc5593]

They are basically the only natives that can grow facial hair, their DNA has been traced back to the middle east, unlike other tribes.

[@CherokeeBird]

The Cherokee often adopted other races into their tribe. It was never about dna, it was about the spirit.

[@DNNYMc-ux7fk]

The AI depictions of thick bearded natives are hilarious! Especially the wizard at 13:25, Chief Santa Claus at 13:32, Willie Nelson at 14:12, and the crowning of King David at 18:03🤣 Not saying it's not possible, just not probable. Well done, AI.🙄😂 Other than that, it's a fairly accurate educational video.

[@johnnyholdeni]

I'm glad people know there hertaige I wish I could find out mine I am 72 years old I just don't know how I can't find out enough about my great grand parents I don't know there names on either side

[@RobertLewis-dg4ey]

Try going to 23 and me website and order a test kit. Then send it back to them and they might be able to tell you

[@KellyCooke-b9c]

I'm from Kentucky I have Cherokee blood my great great grandmother came to KY on the trail of tears.