The iCross-Cultural Citizen Project- Our Indigenous World: The Cherokee Nation-GROUP #8: The Name "Cherokee"

Friday, November 16, 2012

The Name "Cherokee"

The original name the Cherokee Indian's used to define themselves was the lower-dialect Cherokee term "Tsa-la-gi." When pronounced using their dialect, the word sounds very similar to Cherokee. White settlers were unable to pronounce the name properly, which lead to the name "Cherokee."

The meaning of the word Tsalagi translates to "real people." The Cherokee also referred to themselves as "ani-uni-wa" or "principle people." These names helped to distinguish them from the "not real" or inhumane white society.

North Georgia Web Development Team

Indian Place Names. Electronic Document,

http://www.georgiamountains.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=208, accessed November 16, 2012

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The mission of this iCross-Cultural Citizen Project is to raise critical consciousness about the rich cultural diversity in our indigenous world. This blog in particular will focus on the diverse culture of the Cherokee Indians. Being totally aware of the limitations of being outsiders, we are a group of multidisciplinary undergraduate students who believe in cross-cultural sensitivity and participatory agency aimed at disseminating information about contemporary indigenous realities as accurately as possible.

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