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Tradition: The Fading Voices Festival | Periscope

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Tradition: The Fading Voices Festival | Periscope
Episode 13
Tradition: The Fading Voices Festival Each year, on the Saturday before Memorial Day, the Fading Voices Festival is held in Snowbird. The festival commemorates community elders and celebrates Cherokee...
Tradition: The Trail of Tears Singing | Periscope

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Tradition: The Trail of Tears Singing | Periscope
Episode 12
Tradition: The Trail of Tears Singing Every year since 1968, the Snowbird Cherokee have held a ceremony called "The Trail of Tears Singing." The ceremony is held in memory of the Cherokee who were...
Tradition: Gadugi | Periscope

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Tradition: Gadugi | Periscope
Episode 11
Tradition: Gadugi (ga-doo-gee) The word gadugi means "working together." Originally, the gadugi were a group of people in a Cherokee community who helped others in a time of need. The gadugi planted...
Children Learn Cherokee Language | Periscope

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Children Learn Cherokee Language | Periscope
Episode 10
In Snowbird, some children learn the Cherokee language before they learn English. There are festivals to celebrate Cherokee ancestors and elders and the changing of seasons. Traditional arts, dance...
Tradition and The Snowbird | Periscope

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Tradition and The Snowbird | Periscope
Episode 9
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...
Snowbird Cherokee Community | Periscope

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Snowbird Cherokee Community | Periscope
Episode 8
The Snowbird Cherokee community looks like a typical American community in many ways. There are schools, churches, cars and roads. The Snowbird Cherokee play on local football teams and Snowbird youth...
Chapter 3: The Snowbird Cherokee | Periscope

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Chapter 3: The Snowbird Cherokee | Periscope
Episode 7
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...
Map: Trail of Tears National History Trail | Periscope

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Map: Trail of Tears National History Trail | Periscope
Episode 6
Between 1838 and 1839, over 15,000 Cherokee people were forced to march over 800 miles. The Cherokee's dangerous route began in the Appalachian mountains and ended in Oklahoma. Over 4,000 Cherokee...
Colonists Wanted!

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Colonists Wanted!

As a result of the explorations of the Spanish, French, and English, there was much competition to settle permanent colonies in the New World. There were many hardships (such as disease, climate...

Chapter 2: The Trail of Tears | Periscope

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Chapter 2: The Trail of Tears | Periscope
Episode 5
So what became of the once grand Cherokee nation? In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. The government of the United States wanted to move Native Americans from land in...