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Courses

July 10-15, 2000

Cherokee History and Culture Institute. This one week course for teachers for graduate credit covers archaeology, folklore, history, and linguisitics. Experiences with the Cherokee community are combined with classroom discussions. See syllabus and registration info below.

Special Programs--TBA

Workshops combining academic and experiential learning can be designed specifically for your school or group. The museum has conducted workshops for: University of Pittsburgh; Warren Wilson College; teachers from White County, Georgia; North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching; Cherokee Agelink; and others.

For more information call Barbara Duncan, Ph.D., phone: 1-828-497-3481 (ex.210) or send email to: bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org

Cherokee History and Culture Institute--Registration Info and Syllabus

ANTH 593 The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will offer the second "Cherokee History and Culture Institute," from July 9-15 at the museum in Cherokee, N.C. Sponsored by the museum and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this institute combines academic learning with experiences with the Cherokee community.

Goal: The goal of the Institute is to provide accurate information about the Cherokee (and other American Indians,) resources, and connections with Cherokee people. We will read and discuss articles from a variety of disciplines. Interviews, field trips, and experiences on the Qualla Boundary will be integrated with academic study.

Credit: The Institute begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday July 9 and ends at 12 noon on Saturday July 15. Participation will result in 5 CEU credits or 3 graduate credits from Western Carolina University. Students taking the course for graduate credit must write a paper, due July 29, in addition to participating in the institute.

Costs:

Institute fee: $100 (Make check payable to Museum of the Cherokee Indian)

WCU Enrollment: $35 (Make check payable to WCU if you want to receive graduate credit but are NOT presently enrolled at WCU.)

Books:
Cherokee Nation; a Troubled History $22.95, Living Stories of the Cherokee $15.95

The Museum Gift Shop is offering a special discount package for participants only: Cherokee Nation and Living Stories PLUS "Principal People" one-hour documentary video for a total of $49.95. (Add $4.00 shipping.) Call the Museum Gift Shop toll free, phone: 1 888-665-7249

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REGISTRATION FORM

To register for the institute send fees and your registration form to:

Museum of the Cherokee Indian P.O. Box 1599 Cherokee NC 28719.

Name:

Address:

Phone: work

Phone: home

Email:

Grade and subject taught:

School district:

Institute Fee: $100 Make check payable to Museum of the Cherokee Indian

WCU registration: $35 Make check payable to WCU (If you are not presently enrolled and would like to receive graduate credit.)

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SYLLABUS: Cherokee History and Culture Institute 2000

Course Description: This interdisciplinary course will inform teachers about Cherokee culture and history. The class will use traditional academic teaching along with experiential education, a model that may be useful to teachers in their classrooms. The course will cover archaeology, history, the Trail of Tears, storytelling, medicine, arts and crafts, and present-day Cherokee life. The museum’s exhibit, educational materials, and documentary video will be used.

Requirements:

--Assigned readings

--Journal kept throughout class

--Presentation to the class on the last day based on your research during the institute. The presentation can be done individually or in a small group, and may cover a topic of interest or the development of classroom materials.

--A short written paper, due July 29, in order to receive graduate credit.

Reading: Please read books before the institute begins.

--King, Duane H. The Cherokee Indian Nation: A Troubled History

--Duncan, Barbara, ed., Living Stories of the Cherokee

Schedule: (may vary slightly)

Daily from 9 a.m.--12 noon, 1 p.m. --4 p.m., and 6 p.m.--8 p.m.

Sunday July 9, --6-8 p.m.
Intro to institute and community Interviewing and fieldwork skills Welcome.

Monday July 10

--9 a.m. Museum tour Archaeology, discussion of article

-- 1 p.m. Museum activity, video

--3 p.m. Visit Kituhwa Mound

--6 p.m. Visit Nikwasi Mound with storyteller Freeman Owle

Tuesday July 11

-- 9 a.m. Culture—lecture, discussion, small group work

-- 1 p.m. Oconoluftee Village and hands on crafts with Betty Maney and Melissa Maney

--6 p.m.
Traditional Cherokee Dinner, Cherokee Dance and Music with Bo Taylor

Wednesday July 12

--9 a.m. History—lecture and discussion

-- 1 p.m. Trail of Tears history; workshop on Tsali with primary documents

--8 p.m. "Unto These Hills"

Thursday July 13

--9 a.m. Discussion of History and Legend, presentation of culture

-- 10:30 Cherokee language lesson

--1 p.m. Discussion/small group work on class presentations, papers, classroom applications

--6 p.m. Casino field trip

Friday July 14

--9 a.m. Discussion of field experiences

--10:30 Cherokee medicine with Amy Walker

--1 p.m. Stereotypes and political correctness; Thanksgiving workshop

--6 p.m. Evening free to work on presentations OR activity planned by class

Saturday July 15

-- 9 a.m. Presentations from participants

-- 12 noon Institute concludes

Saturday July 29 Last day for receipt of papers for graduate credit

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Duncan, Barbara R. Living Stories of the Cherokee (Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1998)

Hill, Sarah H. "Intro" and "Epilogue" from Weaving New Worlds; Southeastern Cherokee Women and Their Basketry. (Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1997.)

King, Duane H. The Cherokee Indian Nation; A Troubled History (Knoxville: Univ. of Tennessee Press, 1979)

"The Principal People; Eastern Cherokee History and Culture" Documentary video by Ron Ruehl, 1998.

READINGS FOR DAILY DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDED BOOKS

July 9 Intro and Orientation reading: "An Introduction." King pp. ix-xix. "Introduction" Duncan pp. 1-27.

July 10 Archaeology Roy S. Dickens, Jr. "The Origins and Development of Cherokee Culture." In King, pp. 3-32. "The Nikwasi Mound" by Owle in Duncan ; "How the World Was Made" by Littlejohn in Duncan.

July 11 Culture "Prologue" and "Epilogue" by Sarah Hill. In Weaving New Worlds. (handout) Persico in King. "First Man and First Woman" by Littlejohn in Duncan; "How the Possum Lost His Tail" and "Daughter of the Sun." by Owle in Duncan.

July 12 History Reid, "A Perilous Rule: The Law of International Homicide"in King, pp. 33-46. "War," "Women," and "Cities of Refuge"by Davey Arch in Duncan Removal Perdue and Davis in King. "Trail of Tears" by Owle, "Trail of Tears Basket" by Chekelelee, and "Removal" by Arch, all in Duncan

July 13 History King and Iobst in King. Language "Sequoyah"by Bushyhead; "Cherokee Language" by Chekelelee; and "The Origin of the Milky Way," translated by Junaluska, all in Duncan

July 14 Medicine "Medicine Stories," "Formula," "The Hunter and Thunder,"by Bushyhead in Duncan. "Magic Lake" by Owle in Duncan. "Feathers" by Chekelelee.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Chapman, Jeff. Tellico Archaeology. (Knoxville: Univ. of Tenn. Press, 1985.)

Conley, Robert J. Cherokee Windsong; a Novel of the Trail of Tears (Norman: Univ.of Oklahoma Press, 1992)

First Woman and the Strawberry; A Cherokee Legend. (Vero Beach: Rourke Press, 1996)

Journal of Cherokee Studies (Cherokee: Museum of the Cherokee Press, 1976--present)

Mooney, James Myths, Legends, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee (Asheville: Historical mages, 1992 Rpt. of 1900 ed.)

Perdue, Theda. The Cherokee; Indians of North America Series (New York: Chelsea House, 1989)

Perdue, Theda. Cherokee Women; Gender and Culture Change 1700-1835. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1998.)

Perdue, Theda, and Michael D. Green, eds. The Cherokee Removal; A Brief History With Documents (Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995)