~From Chief's Front Porch~ #10

The true Cherokee Nation was a unity of three bands of Cherokee people. They were separated by high mountains, rivers, and distance. Each group of Cherokee had their own council, their own King or Chief. They spoke different language dialect of Cherokee. They had their own laws. Yet, they were considered one nation. They did not consider themselves a tribe.

Our ancestors believed in a Creator "Great Spirit", who made man and woman, Mother Earth, the trees, plants, animals for food and clothing. Our ancestors believed one great being made everything. Our ancestors believed that after death your spirit would go up if you had been an honorable person. They believed if you had not lived an honorable life among your fellow man your spirit would forever be lost and you go down in the ground or your spirit would forever wander thru space and time forever in total darkness and would always be lost.

Courtesy of the book:

OVERHILL CHEROKEE

History And Traditions

Written by: Chief Man Many Trees (c) 2014