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WORDS FOR WARRIORS-- DAHNAWA DANATLIHI

Jan 11, 2016

The Cherokee word for warrior, Dahnawa Danatlihi,  literally means “War 
They-Are-Running-Place.”  One way to translate that would be “They run to the
place of war.” Or you could say, “Where they run is war.”

In the 1700s, Cherokee men fasted four days and made medicine, and then took off
running to war.  They ate parched corn and dried venison, and took very little
with them besides their weapons. They ran as much as a hundred miles a day to go
fight, and then ran home.  (More on Cherokee running in a future blog.)

Today people talk about tribal council members being “warriors” because they
work with federal and state governments to maintain tribal sovereignty, and try
to take care of the people.  Others talk about being a “warrior for the culture”
by learning native language, doing traditional dances, practicing the old ways,
and passing them on.  People talk about being a “true warrior” by taking
responsibility and taking care of yourself, your family, your clan, and your
tribe.

These are all important, and people have to be strong and dedicated to do these
things. But they are not taking off running anywhere. Cherokee and other
American Indian people are serving in the U.S. military in Afghanistan and
around the world.  They didn’t run to get there, either, although they traveled
far.

The meaning of being a warrior has changed, and the actions have changed, but
the Cherokee word still has the old meaning, describing what people did when
they went to war.  When using old words in modern times, it’s important to know
their real meanings, so that they can be applied correctly.  Otherwise Cherokee
becomes like English, where “warrior” is just a label, without any real meaning.
 With the old meanings, the language stays alive and connected to the past. 

Illustration:  Ostenaco in 1762 in London.  "Outacite" may be a garbled form of
Asgayadihi, Mankiller, one of the ranks of warriors. 


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