My Family Tree

Earl
Hullihen Daniel
Nelly Hullihen
Dickey Thomas
George Hullihen
Frisco Nancy
Louise Frisco
Herring Matthew
Raymond Hullihen
Peace Joseph
Susan Peace
Perish Vicki
Lemoine Peace
Westover Janice
Donna Westover
Bell
Being Cherokee

10th grade project

Flag(Green,Black,Red,Gold,& White)
Flag(Meaning)
A common element of the Cherokee flags is the
seven pointed star, which symbolizes the sacred
fire of the Cherokee people, and the seven clans.
 Population
The Cherokee people are to the numbers of about

370,000 living today both on

and off of reservations

Capital: Tahlequah, Oklahoma

 How Long Do We Live?
10 years shorter than the expected life span of the average
person

which comes to about 70 years.

 Religion
Cherokees were monotheistic ,they
believed that the Sun & Moon were
“The Supreme Gods”; who brought them
Fire and Good harvest. They believed
in the basic Karma system of ethics
 Language
Cherokee (Cherokee: Tsalagi Gawonihisdi) is the
Native American Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
people. It is the only Southern Iroquoianlanguage and
differs significantly from the other Iroquoian languages.
Cherokee is a polysynthetic language and uses a unique
syllabary writing system.
 Translantions
(Oh-See-OH)-Hello

(do-hi-tsu)-How are you?

(tsa-la-gi)-Cherokee

(At-s-ilv)-Fire!
 me Holiday
the First New Moon of Spring.

The Green Corn Ceremony

Mature Green Corn Ceremony

The Great New Moon Festival

 the First New Moon of Spring.

This festival was held in March. The seven Principal

Counselors determined when the moons would appear and a
messenger would announce the upcoming festival to all the
Cherokee people. There were designated hunters to get the
game for the feast, the dressing of a deer and the
preparation of white deer skins, seven men were put in
charge of the festival and seven men for food preparation.
 The Green Corn Ceremony

traditionally celebrated during late June or

early July for about four days. The dates
scheduled for the celebration depended upon
the time the first corn ripened. The ceremony
was held in the middle of the ceremonial
grounds. Included in the rituals were the
stomp dance, feather dance and buffalo
dances.
 Mature Green Corn Ceremony

held about 45 days after the New Green Corn

Ceremony. Before the festival, honorable
women performed a religious dance and decided
when the festival would be held. Hunters were
sent out to bring back game and there was a
committee appointed for the festival.
 The Great New Moon Festival

held around October. This marked

the beginning of the Cherokee New
Year. It was believed that the world
was created in the season of Autumn.
 Traditional Recipie
CHEROKEE CASSEROLE

1 lb. ground chuck

1 bay leaf
1/4 onion, chopped
1/4 bell pepper, chopped
1 lg. can tomatoes
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. Minute rice, uncooked
1 slice cheese
Stuffed olives
Saute onions and bell pepper; brown ground chuck; add to peppers and onion after draining; add tomatoes and cream of
mushroom soup; bring to a boil and add Minute rice; cook until rice is done; place in casserole dish; top with olives and
triangle-cut cheese slice; place in oven and cook for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with small green salad and garlic
bread.
 Tourist attractions-1
Red Earth Art Center – Oklahoma City
Join the 300,000 people who visit downtown Oklahoma City’s Red Earth Art
Center annually and experience Native American history in an innovative and
unique way. Feel the sacred traditions and collective spirit of American Indians
with more than 1,400 pieces of art that portray the history of various tribes, as well
as their unique cultural diversity through paintings, carvings, pottery and revolving
exhibitions.
 Tourist attractions-2
Sequoyah’s Cabin – Sallisaw
Sequoyah, the famous Cherokee silversmith who developed the written alphabet
for the Cherokee language, is memorialized on Oklahoma soil at Sequoyah’s
Cabin in Sallisaw. Tour this one-room cabin, which Sequoyah built in 1829, and
transport yourself to the days when Sequoyah worked to increase literacy within
the Cherokee Nation. Learn the basics of Seqyouah’s working syllabary at the
museum, where other Cherokee artifacts are also on display, and reflect on
Sequoyah’s great accomplishment and contribution to Oklahoma heritage as you
roam the very grounds Sequoyah once walked within the 10-acre park
surrounding the cabin
11th grade
MSN
MSN Traveling nurse

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Master of Health Administration

(MHA) dual degree enables an RN to become an advanced practice nurse, nurse
educator, or nurse administrator, while also receiving graduate-level education in
healthcare administration.

A travel nurse is a nurse who is hired to work in a specific location for a limited
amount of time. Travel nurses typically work 13 week periods in one area, and
move around the country depending on where they are needed.
Nature of the job
36-40 hours per week on average

Specialized clothing (scrubs)

Entering the posistion: around $44,000 a year

After experience:70 - 80,000 per year

Highly attentive, and hands on work

education/training
Associate's degree- 2-3 years of nursing courses

Bachelor's degree- typically 3 years of nursing courses

Masters degree- typically 2 years of nursing courses

First aid certification

Psychological training
Other qualifications
Communication skills

Endurance
Future prospects
Nursing homes

Hospitals

Emergency Health center

Prisons

schools
Potential earnings (now vs the future)
now-Wendys...2500

future-MSN traveling nurse...80-90,000

Related Occupations
Health technologist

Registered Nurse

Nursing Assistant
 12th Grade
Cherokee vs. us
governments
Type of government/constitution
Cherokee leader: Bill John Naker
US leader: Donald Trump
Title: Principle Chief
● Title: President
● Elected in 2011
● Elected in 2017
● Term length: 12 years
● Term length: one term of 4
● Qualifications:orn with full
years, up to 2 terms if elected
cherokee descent, must serve on
again (8 years total)
the cherokee tribal councle
● Qualifications: must be a
natural born citizen or a
citizen of the US, at least 35
years of age, and be a resident
of the US for at least 14 years
Type of government/constitution cont.
Cherokee Nation:
● Council
● Bicameral structure
● 12 members
● Freedom of Speech/Press? Yes
● Freedom of Religion? Yes
● Right to Bear Arms? Yes
US:
● Congress
● Bicameral structure
● 535 members
● Freedom of Speech/Press? Yes
● Freedom of Religion? Yes
● Right to Bear Arms? Yes
Political parties
No party system
The tribal council elects council
members to be apart of what branch
of the government, Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial
US:
● Two Party System
● Major Political Parties:
○ Democratic Party: believes in
liberalism, left-wing politics,
Third Way, and centrism. The
symbol is a donkey horizontally
split by red and blue color with 4
stars in the blue upper half.
○ Republican Party: believes in
conservatism, federalism, market
liberalism, social conservatism,
and fiscal conservatism. The
symbol is an elephant horizontally
split by red and blue color with
three stars in the blue upper
half.
Elections and voting
Cherokee Nation US:

● Voting is taken by the full ● Voting age: 18 years or older

tribe ● Voting qualifications:
● Elections are ran every 12 ○ Must be a US citizen
years ○ Meet the state’s residency
requirements
● Election type: General
○ Registered to vote by state
registration deadline
● Presidential elections are held
every 4 years.
● Election type: general
Taxes and government finance
Cherokee Nation:
● As a sovereign nation within
the americas, they follow all
tax regulations that the
american people do although
they run programs and
institutions and give back
money to the state of oklahoma
US:
● Income tax: taxes paid into
state and federal general
funds. Not all US states claim
income taxes.
● Government makes money through
income, sales, gift, and estate
taxes and inflation.
● Spending on: per year
○ Military: $611.2 billion
○ Education: $809.6 billion
○ healthcare:$3.2 trillion
law
Cherokee Nation:
● Violent crime rates: 372/100k
people
● Prison population: 417/100,000
● Punishments: only remaining
western democracy to allow
death penalty
● Court system: the US has 2
parallel and sovereign judicial
systems below Supreme Court to
aid with decision making
US:
● Violent crime rates:
474/100,000 in year 2000
● Prison population: 417/100,000
in 2014
● Punishments: only remaining
western democracy to allow
death penalty
● Court system: the US has 2
parallel and sovereign judicial
systems below Supreme Court to
aid with decision making
Current relations