What is the tribe of cherokee called Blue where did they come from?

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What is the tribe of cherokee called Blue where did they come from?

Answer 1

What you are referring to is actually the Ah-ni-sa-ho-ni or Blue (Blue Holly) Clan — Those belonging to this clan were keepers of all children's medicines and caretakers of medicinal herb gardens. They became known for a medicine from a bluish colored plant called a blue holly (yaupon holly), and were so named after it. The clan  prepared the Asi  or "black drink" for ceremonial purposes from the blue holly. It induced vomiting and diarrhea during Cherokee purification and contained a lot of caffeine. After the Trail of Tears, the drink couldn't be made because that holly tree didn't grow in Oklahoma. They substituted other materials to make a similar drink that was used in ceremonies like the Green Corn festival and Stomp Dance.

This Clan has also been known as the Panther or Wild Cat Clan, or Bear, in some regions. At some Oklahoma Cherokee ceremonial grounds, the Blue arbor is to the left of the Long Hair arbor.

Answer 2

Some use the term "Blue" to denote one of the CLANS of the Cherokee nation - not a "tribe".

Tribal myth says the Cherokee remember coming from the west in ancient times.

Pre-removal the Cherokee nation was centered in North Georgia and western North Carolina, and grouped around three major tribal segments.

Pre-European contact the Cherokee nation was centered in and around multiple states within the fringe of Virginia and Kentucky to the North, and heavily concentrated in Eastern TN, Western North Carolina, western SC, and northern GA and AL.  

Today the western Cherokee are centered around Tahlequah, OK, and the eastern Cherokee are centered around Cherokee, NC.  The Ketowah band is centered around the Ozarks.

There are hundreds of good books on the Cherokee.  If you need special help on a topic, contact Joyce at the tribal bookstore and museum in Cherokee, NC.  She's terrific.

If you're just getting started, check out Cherokee By Blood.