IS The Word Cherokee as spelled in its native language.
But.....
I was taught the proper pronunciation is "Tsa-la-gi"
But.....
I was taught the proper pronunciation is "Tsa-la-gi"
Tsalagi is the Muskogee Creek name for my tribe...It means “speaks a different tongue...
The white man bastardized Tsalagi into Cherokee...
Our name is Ani Yun Wiya which means “principle people”
That is what I was taught by my grandmother...We are of the Bird Clan...
