Trip to Cherokeeeee :)

Cherokeeeeee!

First off I think you should follow the link above and you will have an idea of what I am about to say about Cherokee, North Carolina.

 This picture just shows that it was a tourist full trip.  The way the indians portrayed themselves was very discouraging to me.  People were waiting in front of shops just waiting to perform for the white man.  They were wearing very extravagant costumes, not even clothes they would be wearing in the past, just clothes that would catch our attention and entertian us.
But to move on to the actual learning experience of the trip...
The overall experience from the museum was very entertianing.  I think I learned in about an hour than I could of ever learned in my lifetime.  Overwhelmed with reading I began to skim very quickly.  I was drawn towards the information that was about the games they played such as chunkey.  It was played by rolling disc shaped stones across the ground and throwing spears at them in an attempt to place the spear as close to the stopped stone as possible.  I think if I could throw a spear and be that accurate I would be amazed with myself, but the game overall interests me.  The other parts that I was drawn to in the museum was more of the trickster tales.  There were a couple of different writings on how things came to be. 
The second part of this trip was to go to the Cherokee mound.  The picture below is the picture I took while there.  You can not see much of a mound, but I promise its there.  This was probably the best part of the trip.  I enjoyed it because I love being outside and the weather was gorgeous.  Plus, it was kind of an experience to actually walk around it.  Not exactly invigorating, but it was something different to do for the day. 

After that we took a trip to the casino were I was amazed to learn how much money the kids get when they turn 18.  Almost 100,000 dollars is given to them on their 18th birthday in hopes to help pay for college and an education and to further their lives.  But this part seemed to be more of a sales gig to me so I honestly stopped paying attention :/

The final part of course was trying the traditional Native American food.  FRY BREAD!  A super dense, fried bread.  This was made into the more modern taco, which was also a dissapointment.  I would probably never eat it again because I may have exploded if I ate anymore of it.  But overall the trip was fun, it provided me with a whole bunch of new experiences and I learned a lot more than anticipated.