Cherokee Scavenger Hunt
1. How many houses were in the Cherokee village?
2. What materials were their homes made of?
3. What types of animals did the Cherokee hunt?
4. What did the Cherokee grow on their large farms?
5. The Cherokee women made their clothing out of a certain type of material. What was the material that they used?
6. What was the name of the Cherokee Indian that invented the written language called "Talking Leaves"?
7. Why were the Cherokee forced to leave the land that they loved so much?
8. What was the "Trail of Tears"? or this link
9. Find the
meanings for
these Native American names:
a. Currahee
b. Eastanollee
c. Dahlonega
d. Toccoa
e. Amicalola
10. How many
clans were
in a tribe? Name them.
(hint: scroll to the bottom of the page)
11. Click on these links to read more. Write down 3 facts that you find interesting. Listen to the music of the Native Americans.
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Cherokee in North George
Cherokee Indian Fact Sheet
Web pages created by Ella Baldwin, media
specialist/instructional technologist, Eastanollee Elementary. Permission to use
for educational purposes only.