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added some basic info on Cherokee clans, along with cherokee pronunciation. Also added reference to the cherokee's traditional name for thier tribe.
The '''Cherokee''' are a tribe of [[North American Indians]] ([[Native Americans]]) who originally lived in the area of the southern [[Appalachian Mountains]] from the western Carolinas and eastern [[Tennessee]] to northern [[Georgia]], and now reside primarily in [[North Carolina]] and [[Oklahoma]]. It can also refer to the Iroquoian [[Tsalagi|language]] spoken by the Cherokee. There are "Cherokee Counties" in several states, including [[Texas]], [[South Carolina]], Oklahoma, and Georgia. The Cherokee were the largest Native American (Indian) group in the [[United States]], several tribes formed the "Cherokee Nation". The name is derived from the Creek Indian, meaning "people with another language." <ref>http://www.native-languages.org/cherokee.htm</ref>
The '''Cherokee''' or '''Tsalagi''' are a tribe of [[North American Indians]] ([[Native Americans]]) who originally lived in the area of the southern [[Appalachian Mountains]] from the western Carolinas and eastern [[Tennessee]] to northern [[Georgia]], and now reside primarily in [[North Carolina]] and [[Oklahoma]]. It can also refer to the Iroquoian [[Tsalagi|language]] spoken by the Cherokee. There are "Cherokee Counties" in several states, including [[Texas]], [[South Carolina]], Oklahoma, and Georgia. The Cherokee were the largest Native American (Indian) group in the [[United States]], several tribes formed the "Cherokee Nation". The name is derived from the Creek Indian, meaning "people with another language." <ref>http://www.native-languages.org/cherokee.htm</ref>
While some Indian tribes, notably the Coquille, allow same-sex marriage, the Cherokee and [[Navajo]] do not. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26344598/</ref> In 2006, a same-sex Cherokee pair in Oklahoma got married (although they never submitted the marriage certificate to government officials outside the tribe) and shortly afterward, the Cherokee Tribal council adopted a law banning same-sex marriage. <ref>
While some Indian tribes, notably the Coquille, allow same-sex marriage, the Cherokee and [[Navajo]] do not. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26344598/</ref> In 2006, a same-sex Cherokee pair in Oklahoma got married (although they never submitted the marriage certificate to government officials outside the tribe) and shortly afterward, the Cherokee Tribal council adopted a law banning same-sex marriage. <ref>
For racial reasons, in 2007 a group of [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] congressmen and congresswomen introduced a bill in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] to "terminate" the Cherokee Nation.<ref>http://www.tanasijournal.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=365&Itemid=1&ed=53</ref> The Democratic Party has long history of antipathy towards [[American Indian]]s, most notably Democrat president [[Andrew Jackson]], who was responsible for a forced relocation of thousands of American Indians known as the "Trail of Tears."
For racial reasons, in 2007 a group of [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] congressmen and congresswomen introduced a bill in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] to "terminate" the Cherokee Nation.<ref>http://www.tanasijournal.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=365&Itemid=1&ed=53</ref> The Democratic Party has long history of antipathy towards [[American Indian]]s, most notably Democrat president [[Andrew Jackson]], who was responsible for a forced relocation of thousands of American Indians known as the "Trail of Tears."
===Cherokee Tribes===
The Cherokee societal structure is divided into 7 clans within the Cherokee nation. A Cherokee inherits his clan from his mother.<ref>http://www.georgiatribeofeasterncherokee.com/cherokeeclans.htm</ref>
* The Long Hair clan (a-ni-gi-lo-hi)
* The Wild Potato clan (a-ni-go-da-ge-wi)
* The Deer clan (a-ni-a-ha-wi)
* The Bird clan (a-ni-tsi-s-qua)
* The Wolf clan (a-ni-wa-ya)
* The Paint clan (a-ni-wo-di)
* The Blue clan (a-ni-sa-ho-ni)
==References==
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