The Cherokee are a Native American culture who mainly live in the southeastern United States and in Oklahoma. The Cherokee venerated the horned serpent Sint Holo, who appeared to extremely intelligent and resourceful male youths (although in general Cherokees viewed that snakes could block spiritual blessings to a persons home, therefore, it was traditional for Cherokees to never keep any object made from or resembling a snake, or part of a snake in their home), as well as Tsul 'Kalu, a god of the hunt and Oonawieh Unggi ("the oldest wind"), ...
The Cherokee black drink was a ceremonial drink consumed during purification and renewal ceremonies under the ancient Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni moon ceremonies traditionally performed by the Cherokee or Ah-ni-yv-wi-ya people. There were many theories on what the black drink was and its true composition. Contrary to popular belief, the Black drink was not a hallucinogen or a virulent poison, although it did contain large amounts of caffeine, and consuming too large an amount of the black drink could cause convulsions and death. It was well known for its em ...
Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni or Ah-ni-gu-ta-ni (pronounced Ah-nee-koo-tah-nee/Ah-nee-goo-tah-nee) were the ancient priesthood of the Cherokee or Ah-ni-yv-wi-ya people. According to Cherokee legend, the Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni were exterminated during a mass uprising by the Cherokee people approximately 300 years prior to European Contact.[1] This uprising was sparked by the fact that the Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni had become despotic and oppressive to the people, performing ...
He is said to dwell in a place called Tsunegun'yi. The words Tsul and Tsune and their variations appear in a number of Cherokee place names throughout the Southeastern United States. Especially in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee (much as Sasquatch references appear in the place names of other tribes). For instance-
TSULÂ'SINÛÑ'YÏ: "Where the footprint is", on Tuckasegee river, about a mile above Deep creek, in Swain county. From a rock now blasted out to make way for the railroad, on which were impressions said to ...
This group of priests were known to have created and maintained the first writing system of the Cherokee people, predating Sequoyah's Syllabary.[3] The great Cherokee Scholar Sequoyah is generally credited with the creation of the modern Cherokee Syllabary. However, in recent times, the ancient syllabary of the Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni has reappeared, and the legends of its existence may have been what inspired Sequoyah to perform his great work. This most ancien ...
