Lesson 10 - Indians | Sandlapper's Corner

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 her tribe and the other tribes that once lived in SC. The purpose of this episode is to show that the Cherokees, who were the major Native American tribe in SC, were a proud group of people who preserved their heritage and culture differently than western tribes.

Standards

• This indicator was written to promote inquiry into the unique development of ethnic, political, and religious identities in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies.
  • This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how European colonization impacted the interaction among African, European, and Native American cultural groups.
  • 4.1.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social developments of British North America and South Carolina.
• This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the geographic and human factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s distinct social and economic system as influenced by British Barbados.
  • 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...