Native Americans in North Carolina The Cherokee Indians By: Tiquesha Wright & Silas Piggott The Foods They Ate The woman harvestedThe woman harvested Crops of cornCrops of corn BeansBeans squash squash sunflowers sunflowers recipes included cornbread, soups, and stews cooked on stone hearths. recipes included cornbread, soups, and stews cooked on stone hearths. The men huntedThe men hunted Deer (ahawi)Deer (ahawi) Wild turkeysWild turkeys Fish in the river (atsadi)Fish in the river (atsadi) Pictures of Their Foods Corn Harvest FoodsCorn Harvest Foods BeansBeans Cherokee People History The History of the Cherokee Indians The Cherokee Indians were farming people. The Cherokee tribe spoke 23 dialects of Tsalagi. They lived in Georgia, S.C, Virgina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Coffee, Sugar & Tobacco Coffee beans Sugar Tobacco Shelter The Cherokee Indians lived in log houses with mud and grass to seal the walls. They lived in settled villages, mostly by the rivers. Maps of the Cherokee Indians The map shows the Marches of the Army Under Col. Andrew Williams in 1776 against the Cherokee Nation of Indians. This is a new & accurate map of the province of the North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.