Native American Tribes of Tennessee

The area around a fireplace or the area of floor in front of it

• sapling

• hearth

• wigwam

• culture

Tracing ancestry through the mother's side of the family

• matrilineal

• council

• culture

• principal

A group of people appointed or elected to make laws or give advice

• culture

• wigwam

• principal

• council

first in order of importance

• culture

• council

• principal

• sapling

A pattern or behavior shared by a society or a group of people

• culture

• matrilineal

• principal

• hearth

A young tree with a slender trunk

• wigwam

• sapling

• hearth

• council

A hut having an arched framework of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or hides

• council

• sapling

• hearth

• wigwam

This Indian tribe lived in the mountainous region of East Tennessee. They were considered Woodland Indians. They made winter and summer homes. They had their own name for their tribe called the Tsalagi and originally they called themselves AniYunwiya.

• Cherokee

• Creek

• Chickasaw

• Shawnee

This Indian tribe lived near the Mississippi River. They built their villages on high ground. Women made dresses and shirts called regalia and were worn during powwows.

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Creek

• Shawnee

This Indian tribe settled in the Southeast region of Tennessee near present day Chattanooga.Their village chief was called the mico. They had a matrilineal society.

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Creek

• Shawnee