My statement was rhetorical not literal. I all too well understand the implications of a mass exodus. Although the simplier 'Tee Pee' life would be a welcome change from my hectic '8 to 5' daily grind. Factually it would be more of a 'Longhouse' since the Cherokee were not nomadic. My ancestors were hunter/gatherers and excellent farmers before the time of the 'White Eyes!'
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Redbone, thanks for the additional comments. I did assume as much, but it is always hard to know.................. . One of your comments does bring up additional thoughts! The "simpler life" you mentioned, is something all of us can look back on, sometimes with envious thoughts, as we ply about in this hectic world. My own grandparents on both sides were farming families. They were great people, with each having a large number of kids. Yes, it seemed to be a very simple life for them, and likely was much the same for their ancestors.
But, "simple" doesn't = "easy". They were both on their farms until I was about 18 years old. I saw their "work". They were experts at what they did, but what they did was work very hard, from before daylight until dark or after. Always more things needed to be done, than time for doing them. Everyone in the family worked on the farm, except when school was in session. Work for the men, and work for the women. Cows, and milking, and churning, and chickens, and getting the eggs, and pigs, and annual slaughtering the pigs for meat, and planting and hoeing and harvesting the corn, cotton, hay, and wheat, and taking care of all of the equipment, planting and caring for the vegetable garden for food for the family, and on/on/on/on, and on.
Redbone, I would assume that the simple life of the Cherokee was much of the same, as for the "white eyes!
A simple way of life, but a life of really "hard work" also
All of us have a lot to be proud of, because of the hard work of our ancestors. The technical complications of life today would be difficult for our ancestors, but then also would the "simple lives" of our ancestors be very difficult for us today. "No air-conditioning"??? GET OUT OF HERE!!!!