Question: what materials did the cherokee use to make what they needed

title: Cherokee
text: It was unusual for a Cherokee man to marry a European - American woman . The children of such a union were disadvantaged , as they would not belong to the nation . They would be born outside the clans and traditionally were not considered Cherokee citizens . This is because of the matrilineal aspect of Cherokee culture . As the Cherokee began to adopt some elements of European - American culture in the early 19th century , they sent elite young men , such as John Ridge and Elias Boudinot to American schools for education . After Ridge had married a European - American woman from Connecticut and Boudinot was engaged to another , the Cherokee Council in 1825 passed a law making children of such unions full citizens of the tribe , as if their mothers were Cherokee . This was a way to protect the families of men expected to be leaders of the tribe .