The Cherokee seal (above) was designed to embrace the early government
structure, and the eternal
endurance of the Cherokee Indians. It was adopted by Act of the Cherokee
National Council, and
approved in 1871. The seven-pointed star symbolizes: (1). the seven age
old clans of the Cherokee:
(2). the seven characters of Sequoyah’s syllabary, meaning "Cherokee
Nation." (The Cherokee
characters are phonetically pronounced "Tsa-la-gi-hi A-yi-li") .. The
wreath of oak leaves
symbolizes the sacred fire which, from time immemorial, the Cherokees kept
burning in their land.
Oak was the wood traditionally burned, different species of oak having
ever been indigenous to
Cherokee country, both in North Carolina and Georgia as well as in the
Indian Territory to which the
Cherokees removed in the early 1800's...The margin wording proclaims the
authority of the seal in
both the English and the Cherokee languages, and records the date (1839)
of the adoption of the
Constitution of the Cherokee Nation West...This seal was imprinted on all
documents until the
dissolution of the Cherokee Nation at Oklahoma Statehood.
Is it irony or
infamy
that a nation
founded by those people
feeling religious intolerence and
social injustice
to convert, subvert, and violate,
dominate, and eradicate
ALL in their quest
for religious freedom
and manifest destiny
?
Cherokee Rose
Symbol of the
"Nun-da-sun-'y"
"Trail Where They Cried"
Legend of the Cherokee Rose
When the Trail of Tears started in 1838 the mothers of the Cherokee were grieving and crying so much, they were unable to help their children
survive the journey. The elders prayed for a sign that would lift the
mother's spirits to give them strength. The next day, a beautiful rose
began to grow where each of the mother's tears fell.
The rose is white for their tears, a gold center represents the gold taken from Cherokee lands, and seven leaves on each stem for the seven Cherokee clans. The wild
Cherokee Rose grows along the route of the Trail of Tears into eastern
Oklahoma today.
The Offical site of The Cherokee Nation
The History of the
Cherokee
Cherokee by Blood
Cherokee Artist..John Guthrie
The Cherokee Indian Reservation
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