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The Pee Dee and the Europeans | Periscope

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The Pee Dee and the Europeans | Periscope
Episode 2
Diseases brought by the Europeans killed great numbers of the Pee Dee Indians. Despite this problem, they traded deer skins and formed alliances with the new colonists. During the Revolutionary War...
Catawba Then & Now | Periscope

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Catawba Then & Now | Periscope
Episode 3
The Catawba still use the river their ancestors used for hunting, fishing, and clay. Riverbottom clay is used to make traditional Catawba pottery. Pottery is an important tradition that has been...
Native American Culture | Periscope

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Native American Culture | Periscope
Episode 3
The histories of Native Americans in South Carolina also have much in common. Beginning in the early 1500s, European colonization meant disease, enslavement and loss of land for most Indian people...
Traditions Passed Down | Periscope

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Traditions Passed Down | Periscope
Episode 20
In this edition of Periscope, we have seen many Native American traditions practiced by the Snowbird community and other Cherokee people. Ask yourself why you, your friends, or your family continue to...
Tradition: Herbal and Ceremonial Medicine | Periscope

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Tradition: Herbal and Ceremonial Medicine | Periscope
Episode 19
Tradition: Herbal and Ceremonial Medicine A few Snowbird Cherokee still practice medicine using herbs and ceremonial practices. Though modern forms of medicine are also used, the tradition of the...
Playing Anetsa Currently | Periscope

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Playing Anetsa Currently | Periscope
Episode 18
Tradition: Anetsa Anetsa resembles our modern game of lacrosse, but can be much rougher! Players erect goal posts on each end of a field, and use ball sticks shaped like miniature rackets with long...
Tradition: Anetsa | Periscope

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Tradition: Anetsa | Periscope
Episode 17
Tradition: Anetsa The game of Anetsa, or stick ball, is played at many Cherokee festivals. Anetsa has been played for hundreds of years. It was traditionally played to settle disputes or for spiritual...
Cherokee Syllabary | Periscope

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Cherokee Syllabary | Periscope
Episode 16
In 1821, George Guess, a full-blooded Cherokee also known as Sequoyah, invented the Cherokee "syllabary." The syllabary allowed the Cherokee to read and write in their own language. Sequoyah's written...
Tradition: The Cherokee Language | Periscope

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Tradition: The Cherokee Language | Periscope
Episode 15
Tradition: The Cherokee Language Children in Snowbird schools learn the Cherokee language at a young age. They, in turn, may teach a future generation of students the language. In the early part of...
Mound Ceremony | Periscope

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Mound Ceremony | Periscope
Episode 14
Mound Ceremony During the Mound Ceremony, people bring a turtle shell full of dirt from their homes. Participants then walk around a sacred fire seven times, one time for each of the seven Cherokee...