Interesting Thank you for sharing all of this Shadow bear Alli :) > Yes the woman was the powerful one and her clan==they could change the > chiefs mind very easy==almost a snap of the finger==Remember the one > that made the clothes=the one that done the cooking==the one that done > the garden==most of all think of the one that had the kids the most > valuable part of the tribe Don't even think about crossing the clan==the > chiefs never did > > SHADOW BEAR > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >