Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University Culture in Transition The Cherokee in Middle Tennessee Cherokee Chief Standing Turkey or Kunagadoga Tuesdays March 29 April 5121926 May 3 ID: 592487
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University
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Culture in Transition: The Cherokee in Middle Tennessee
Cherokee Chief, Standing Turkey or
Kunagadoga Slide3
Tuesdays: March 29, April 5,12,19,26, May 3,
11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
The Temple, 5015 Harding Pike
In this course, we will examine Cherokee history from the American Revolution to the Trail of Tears. This timeframe of major cultural change created crucial changes in regard to Cherokee religious beliefs, material culture, social structure, and their tribal form of government
from their early history
to
about 1838
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A
n additional focus will be on the historic Cherokee presence in Middle Tennessee and their resistance to the settlement of the Nashville basin and the surrounding regional landscape
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Pat Cummins, Cherokee Historian
A Cherokee descendent, Mr. Cummins served as President of the Alliance for Native American Indian Rights from 1998 to 2009. A passion for history and historic research led him to study Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University.
He has worked as a professional archaeologist and currently serves on the Board of Directors of several regional non-profit organizations.
Mr. Cummins has served on Tennessee's Governors Archaeological Advisory Council since 2004, and was appointed to Nashville's Metropolitan Historical Commission in 2015.
As President and co-founder of the Native History Association he has been involved in the discovery and preservation of four sites in Middle Tennessee that are associated with the Trail of Tears.Slide5
Lecture Topics(During the 6 week course)
Introduction & Overview Of The Native American Tribes of the Southeastern United States
The Revolutionary Period: 1770 to 1780
Treaties & Tribal Land Cessions: 1770 to 1835
White Settlement & Native Resistance
The Cherokee Presence In Middle Tennessee
Forced Removal & The Trail of Tears 1830 – 1838 Slide6
Pre-historic Beginnings Slide7
The Paleo Period: Hunter / Gatherer’s
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An Archaic Family Group Slide9
Archaic Atlatl or Spear thrower Slide10
Archaic stone tools Slide11
Archaic Timeline Slide12
Woodland Period Slide13
Woodland Period Hunter Slide14
Cultural Traditions & social order begins to develop Slide15
Mississippian Period: Harpeth River State Park , Cheatham County TN Slide16
The Sellars Farm Male Ancestor Statue from Wilson County, TN Slide17
The Mississippian or Southeastern Ceremonial ComplexSlide18
The Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area, Wilson County, TN Slide19
The Cherokee World Creation Myth: The Sky Vault Slide20
Cherokee Origins: The
Kituhwa
Mound at Ferguson Field in Swain County, North Carolina. According to Cherokee oral tradition, Kituhwa was their oldest village. The ancient Cherokee called themselves "Ani-Kituhwa'hi
." The mound is located off US-19 northeast of Bryson City. Slide21
The 7 Clans of the Cherokee Slide22
The traditional home ranges of the 5 civilized tribes