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Cherokee Clans

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A-ni Sa-ho-ni

a)

Paint Clan

b)

Long Hair Clan

c)

Blue Clan

d)

Wild Potato Clan

2.

A-ni Gi-lo-hi

a)

Deer Clan

b)

Bird Clan

c)

Wolf Clan

d)

Long Hair Clan

3.

A-ni Tsi-sgwa

a)

Blue Clan

b)

Bird Clan

c)

Wild Potato Clan

d)

Deer Clan

4.

A-ni Wa-ya

a)

Wild Potato Clan

b)

Blue Clan

c)

Wolf Clan

d)

Deer Clan

5.

A-ni-wo-do-hi

a)

Paint Clan

b)

Blue Clan

c)

Wolf Clan

d)

Deer Clan

6.

A-ni Ka-wi

a)

Blue Clan

b)

Wild Potato Clan

c)

Wolf Clan

d)

Deer Clan

7.

A-ni Go-di-ge-wi

a)

Paint Clan

b)

Long Hair Clan

c)

Wild Potato Clan

d)

Wolf Clan

8.

Which is NOT a Native American tribe of North Carolina?

a)

Sioux

b)

Cherokee

c)

Cheraw

d)

Chowan

9.

Historically this clan made medicine from blue-colored plant to keep the children well.  They are also known as the Panther Clan.

a)

Blue Clan

b)

Wolf Clan

c)

Long Hair Clan

d)

Deer Clan

10.

They are also known as The Twister, Hair Hanging Down or Wind Clan. They wore elaborate hairdos and walked with a proud, twisting gait.  Clan members are regarded as peacemakers and Peace Chiefs would often be from this clan.  Prisoners of war, orphans of other tribes, and others with no Cherokee tribe were often adopted into this clan, thus a common interpretation of the “strangers”

a)

Deer Clan

b)

Bird Clan

c)

Paint Clan

d)

Long Hair Clan

11.

They were historically known as messengers.  The belief that birds are messengers between earth and heaven, or The people and the Creator, gave the members of this clan the responsibility of caring for the birds. They were the keepers of the birds, skilled in using blowguns and snares for bird hunting.

a)

Long Hair Clan

b)

Paint Clan

c)

Bird Clan

d)

Deer Clan

12.

They were historically known as prominent healers and medical people. Medine is often ‘painted’ on a patient after harvesting, mixing and performing other aspects of the ceremony.  They made red paint and prepared teas for vapor therapy specific to each ailment.  They were considered sorcerers and medicine men.


a)

Wild Potato Clan

b)

Paint Clan

c)

Deer Clan

d)

Wolf Clan

13.

They were known to be ‘Keepers of the land’ and gatherers of the wild potato for food in swamps and along the streams.  They are also known as the Bear, Raccoon, or Blind Savanna Clan.


a)

Bird Clan

b)

Deer Clan

c)

Wild Potato Clan

d)

Paint Clan

14.

Historically this clan was known as fast runners and hunters.  Even though they hunted game for subsistence, they respected and cared for the animals while they were living among them.  They were also known as messengers on an earthly level, delivering messages from village to village, or person to person. They were also known as keepers of the deer.


a)

Deer Clan

b)

Paint Clan

c)

Wild Potato Clan

d)

Bird Clan

15.

Which language group did the Cherokee belong to?

a)

Filipino

b)

Algonquian

c)

Iroquoian

d)

Siouan

16.
The ____ had a separate nation within the state of Georgia.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Seminole
d)
Creek
17.
A complete way of life shared by members of a civilization is called
a)
sociology
b)
shelter
c)
religion
d)
culture