The Cherokee clans (ᏣᎳᎩ ᏓᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢᎢ) are traditional social organizations of Cherokee society. They are hereditary and matrilineal: children are considered to belong to the mother's clan.
Read more about Cherokee Clans: Customs and Functions of The Cherokee Clans, The Seven Clans, Historical Evolution of The Clan System in The 19th Century
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“A Cherokee is too smart to put anything in the contribution box of a race that’s robbed him of his birthright.”
—Howard Estabrook (1884–1978)