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

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 Carolina Indians  | Palmetto Special
Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

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...
Landrum Blockhouse | History of SC Slide Collection
Landrum Blockhouse | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 20

Photo

Grades: 4 8

Landrum Blockhouse on the South Carolina and North Carolina line, near Tryon, North Carolina. This was one of a series of blockhouses built for protection against the Native Americans. A WPA photo...
 Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

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
Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

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
Episode 1

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

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...
Edisto | Periscope
Edisto | Periscope
Episode 1

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Native Americans have lived near the Edisto River for over 400 years. The Edisto Indians were originally known as the Natchez Kusso (Nah-chez Koo-so). The Natchez Kusso were a mixture of tribes. The...
The First South Carolinians | Periscope
The First South Carolinians | Periscope
Episode 1

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Recently, Native American history in South Carolina has been in the national spotlight. At an archaelogical dig in Allendale, archaeolists found artifacts -- sharpened stone blades, hammer heads, and...
Tradition and The Snowbird | Periscope
Tradition and The Snowbird | Periscope
Episode 9

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Over 500 Cherokee now live on tribal lands that make up the Snowbird Community. Tribal lands, or reservations, are protected for use by Native Americans. The Snowbird Cherokee have kept much of their...
Chapter 3: The Snowbird Cherokee | Periscope
Chapter 3: The Snowbird Cherokee | Periscope
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Only a few Cherokee escaped the Indian Removal Act. Those who remained found safe hiding places in the remote mountains and valleys of Appalachia. Today, the Snowbird community is home to many...
Cherokee Government, Trade & More | Periscope
Cherokee Government, Trade & More | Periscope
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Cherokee had a system of government, trade and a religious order. The Cherokee also had a capital city. In the 1700s, the capital of the Cherokee tribe was Echota, which means "a peaceful place."...
Chapter 1: The Early Cherokee | Periscope
Chapter 1: The Early Cherokee | Periscope
Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The group of Native Americans known as the Cherokee have lived in the southeastern United States for thousands of years. Their population at one time numbered over 20,000 people. Before the 1800s...
 Those Who Remain: Native Population 1
Those Who Remain: Native Population
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

In this segment, Herb McAmis, an adopted member of the Edisto-Kusso-Natchez people of Dorchester and Colleton Counties, explains that some are genetic Indians and some are Indians in their hearts. He...
 Waccamaw People's Pow Wow | Pee Dee Explorer
Waccamaw People's Pow Wow | Pee Dee Explorer

Video

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 6 7 8

At the 17th annual Waccamaw People's Festival in Aynor, S.C., Phil White Eagle, 2 nd Chief Judicial with the Waccamaw, describes the Pow Wow as a gathering in which not only tribal people attend, but...