This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into Native American civilizations and cultures prior to European contact and their interactions with Europeans during the period of settlement and colonization, including their efforts to preserve the...

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

3D VR - Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!
3D VR - Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!

Interactive

The mission of the Catawba Cultural Center is to preserve, protect, promote and maintain the rich cultural heritage of the Catawba Indian Nation through efforts in archives, archeology, tribal...
Lesson 10 - Indians | Sandlapper's Corner
Lesson 10 - Indians | Sandlapper's Corner

Video

A tourist in Cherokee, NC is taking his daughters' picture with an "Indian Chief" who is wearing a feather headdress and is standing in front of a teepee. A Cherokee girl passes them and tells about...
Carolina Indians  | Palmetto Special
Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special

Video

The lesson consists of the host and three students visiting Keowee-Toxaway State Park in Pickens County. The story of the Cherokee is told there through drawings and artifacts in a series of display...
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage

Video

The story of the Cherokees is told through scenes from "lJnto These Hills" the outdoor drama in Cherokee, North Carolina that depicts the story of the Cherokees. The video centers around an Indian...
The Trail of Tears | Periscope
The Trail of Tears | Periscope

Photo

The Cherokee are the largest tribe in the United States. They have also suffered some of the greatest losses in history of the United States. At one time, "Cherokee country" stretched from the...
Chicora | Periscope
Chicora | Periscope

Photo

The Chicora were traditionally a coastal tribe living near Pawleys Island, South Carolina. They grew corn, tobacco and beans in their gardens and domesticated animals like deer and chickens. Because...