Courses

· "Cherokee Experience"

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; University of Massachusetts; Murphy Middle School; Macon Middle School; WRESA; teachers from White County, Georgia; North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching; National Park Service; and others.

These Cherokee Experiences can include storytelling, dance, hands-on craft workshops, and traditional Cherokee food. Costs vary.

For more information call Barbara Duncan, Ph.D. at 1-828-497-3481 or email bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org

· “Cherokee Language Immersion Class”

The Cherokee language immersion class will be offered July 14 – 25, 2008. This ten-day class will teach conversational Cherokee language using the Total Physical Response Method and the Rassius Method developed at Darmouth. Open to the general public ages 16 and up, the class costs $500. For information, contact Bo Taylor at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian by phone at 828-497-3481 or by email at botaylor@cherokeemuseum.org. To register and pay, contact Sharon Littlejohn by phone or by email at littlejohn@cherokeemuseum.org. The Museum’s first Cherokee language immersion class was offered in 2003 for tribal members through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

The class will be led by Bo Taylor, along with at least one Cherokee elder in every class session. The ten-day class focuses on immersing participants in Cherokee language through classroom activities, interaction with elders, and field trips. The class will not cover reading and writing Cherokee using Sequoyah’s syllabary. Participants will be responsible for their own room and board. For more info on accommodations in the area, go to www.cherokee-nc.com. College credit is not offered for this course.

Bo Taylor works as Archivist at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and also lectures on Cherokee music, dance and spirituality. He has studied Cherokee language with Robert Bushyhead and Walker Calhoun for more than ten years and is dedicated to the preservation of the Cherokee language. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in Cherokee Studies from Western Carolina University. He has taught Cherokee language at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, in the Cherokee History and Culture Institute, and through the Cultural Resources Office of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He also dances with the Warriors of AniKituhwa.

· “Cherokee History and Culture Institute--Registration Info and Syllabus”

Cherokee History and Culture Institute

Museum of the Cherokee Indian and Western Carolina University

July 7 - July 12, 2008

This intensive six-day course for educators covers archaeology, folklore, history, and linguistics. Experiences with the Cherokee community are combined with classroom discussions. See syllabus and registration info below.

ANTH 493/593 Call numbers are respectively 50784/50785 The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will offer the tenth annual "Cherokee History and Culture Institute," from July 7—July 12, 2008. Sponsored by the museum and initiated by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this institute combines academic learning with experiences in 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 and hours: The Institute begins at 9 am on Monday July 7 and ends at 4 pm on Saturday July 12. Participation will result in 5 CEU credits or 3 graduate credit hours from Western Carolina University. For CE credit, you must contact summer sessions/outreach. Students taking the course for graduate or undergraduate credit must write a paper, in addition to participating.

Costs:

• Institute fee: $250 (Make check payable to Museum of the Cherokee Indian)
• WCU Enrollment: You must pay the standard fee for credit hours if you want undergraduate or graduate credit through WCU. Please contact the School of Continuing Education and Distance Learning and Summer School at 828 227-7397 for details and to register.
• Books: Cherokee Nation; a Troubled History $22.95, Living Stories of the Cherokee $16.95 The Museum Store is offering a special discount package for participants only: Cherokee Nation and Living Stories PLUS "Principal People" one-hour documentary DVD for a total of $49.95. (Add tax and shipping.) Call the Museum Store toll free at 1 888-665-7249
• Admissions: Participants will be responsible for paying their admission to the Oconaluftee Indian Village and to the Outdoor Drama "Unto These Hills" as part of course work. Admission to the museum will be complimentary.
• Room and Board: Participants are responsible for their own room and board if staying in Cherokee. The museum will offer a block of rooms at a discount rate if you register before May 1^st.

This is not a course requirement, but only a suggestion. It in no way influences any grade or credit for the course. Participants may want to consider becoming museum members. Benefits include a subscription to the Journal of Cherokee Studies and a 20% discount in the Museum Store.

REGISTRATION FORM

Class size will be limited to 20 and participants registered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

Museum of the Cherokee Indian, 589 Tsali Blvd., P.O. Box 1599, Cherokee NC 28719.

Name:

Address:

Phone: work

Phone: home

Email:

Grade and subject taught:

School district:

Museum Institute Fee: $250 Make check payable to Museum of the Cherokee Indian

WCU registration: Contact WCU at 828 227-7397

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Contact info:
Dr. Barbara R. Duncan, Education Director

Museum of the Cherokee Indian

589 Tsali Blvd. PO Box 1599

Cherokee NC 28719

828 497-3481

www.cherokeemuseum.org

bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org

Syllabus: Cherokee History and Culture Institute 2008

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.

Because the field of Cherokee studies is interdisciplinary, this course will examine several different disciplines that contribute to our knowledge of Cherokee history and culture: archaeology, history, anthropology, and folklore. We will discuss the contributions and limitations of each discipline.

Requirements:

--Assigned readings

--Journal kept throughout class

--Class participation

--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.

--In order to receive graduate or undergraduate credit, a written paper is required, due July 16 in order to receive credit for the summer session.

Reading: Please read these books BEFORE the institute begins.

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

--Duncan, Barbara, ed., Living Stories of the Cherokee and Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook.

Schedule: (may vary slightly)

Daily from 9 am--12 noon, 1 pm --4 pm, and 6 pm--8 pm

Monday, July 7, 2008 Archaeology

9 am--noon Intro to course. Museum tour.

"Archaeology,"—discussion of articles

1 pm Origins controversies: Native American Origins, Cherokee origins

VAN PICKUP FOR TRIP TO MOUNDS

2--3 pm Visit to Kituhwa Mound

4—5 pm Visit Nikwasi Mound in Franklin with storyteller Freeman Owle

5—6 pm Picnic at Big Bear Shelter in Franklin—NC BBQ

7 pm Arrive back at Museum

READING:

"An Introduction." King pp. ix-xix.

"Introduction" Duncan pp. 1-27.

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

Charles Pettit, “Rediscovering America” U.S. News and World Report Mysteries of Science July 2002.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Linguistics and Anthropology

9 am—11:30 " Anthropology and Culture"—lecture and discussion

Cherokee language lesson—Bo Taylor

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30—1:45 Visit Oconoluftee Village

2-4 pm Cherokee pottery workshop with Bernadine George

5--7 pm Traditional Cherokee Dinner by NAIWA

Cherokee Dance and Music with Bo Taylor

READING:

CULTURE "Prologue" and "Epilogue" by Sarah Hill. In Weaving New Worlds. (handout) Persico article 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.

LANGUAGE Taylor and Duncan handout from Then and Now magazine. "Sequoyah"by Bushyhead; "Cherokee Language" by Chekelelee; and "The Origin of the Milky Way," translated by Junaluska, all in Duncan

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

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 History

9 am—10:45 History"—lecture and discussion

11—12 Jerry Wolfe

1 pm-4 pm Trail of Tears history; workshop on Tsali with primary documents

8--11 pm "Unto These Hills" Outdoor drama

READING:

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

Thursday, July 10, 2008 Public history and oral history/literature

9 am—10:45 Discussion of History and Legend, public history and interpretation

11-12 Discussion of projects and classroom uses

12-1 Lunch

1:30—3 Discussion of oral history in Native American studies

5 pm Optional dinner at Selu’s Gardens, Casino Hotel—dutch treat

6 pm Tour of Cherokee artwork at Casino hotel –speaker tba

READING:

King and Iobst articles in King on Removal and the Formation of the Eastern Band

Removal-- Perdue and Davis articles in King. "Trail of Tears" by Owle, "Trail of Tears Basket" by Chekelelee, and "Removal" by Arch, all in Duncan

Friday, July 11, 2008 Cultural Geography—Cherokee Heritage Trails

9 am—6 pm Field trip on Cherokee Heritage Trail

9 am Depart museum in vans with tour guides

10—10:30 am Stecoah Valley Center—new Cherokee exhibit

11-12 Junaluska Museum and talk by TJ Holland, Director

Tour Medicine Plant Trail

12 noon Indian Dinner by Alice Smoker and Shirley Oswalt

1 pm Tatham Gap Trail and Trail of Tears

4-5 pm Arrive back at Museum

READING: Ch. 2: “Snowbird” in Duncan & Riggs, Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook.

Saturday, July 12, 2008 Applying it in the Classroom

9—10 am– Avoiding stereotypes in classroom: literature/activities

Experiential education/Cherokee speakers

10—11:30 Presentations from participants—

11:30—12 Evaluation--debrief

READING:

Slapin and Seale, “How to Tell the Difference” (handout) from Through Indian Eyes

Last day for receipt of papers for undergraduate or graduate credit for summer session.

BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR INSTITUTE

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

Duncan, Barbara R. and Brett H. Riggs, Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2003.)

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.

Slapin, Beverly and Doris Seale, eds. “How to Tell the Difference” In Through Indian Eyes; The Native Experience in Books for Children. (Berkeley: Oyate, 1998.)

RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST:

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)

Conley, Robert. Sequoyah; A Novel. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2002.)

Conley, Robert. Cherokee Dragon; A Novel. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.)

Davis, Trawick and Steven Ward. Time Before History: Archaeology in North Carolina. (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1999.)

Duncan, Barbara, ed. Where It All Began: Cherokee Creation Stories in Art. (Cherokee: Museum of the Cherokee Indian Press, 2001.)

Duncan, Barbara R. and Brett H. Riggs. Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook. (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2003.)

Ehle, John. Trail of Tears. (New York: Anchor Press Reprint, 1997.)

Finger, John. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 1819-1900. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1984.)

Finger, John. Cherokee Americans: The Eastern Band Cherokees in the Twentieth Century. (Brompton Reprint, 1993.)

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

Garrett, Michael and J.T. Garrett. Cherokee Medicine: The Way of Right Relationship. (Santa Fe: Bear & Company, 1996.)

Hatley, Tom. The Dividing Paths; The Cherokees and the South Carolinians through the Revolutionary Era. (New York: Oxford Press on Demand, 1995.)

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

Leftwich, Rodney. Arts and Crafts of the Cherokee. (Cherokee: Cherokee Communications, 1957.)

McLoughlin, William. Cherokee Renascence and the New Republic. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999.)

McLoughlin, William. Cherokees and Missionaries 1789-1839. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.)

Mooney, James Myths, Legends, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee (Asheville: Historical Images, 1992 Rpt. of 1900 Bureau of American Ethnology Report.)

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)

Ross, Gayle. How Rabbit Tricked Otter: and Other Cherokee Trickster Stories (New York: Harper Collins, 1994)

Speck, Frank G., and Leonard Broom. Cherokee Dance and Drama. (Knoxville: UT Press, rpt. 1951 ed. )

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