The Cherokee perspective: written by Eastern Cherokees
Appalachian Consortium Press • Boone, North Carolina • Published In 1981 • Pages:
By: French, Laurence, Hornbuckle, Jim, Owl, Karen French, Wachacha, Herbert, Wachacha, Yvonne, Crowe, Richard, Walker, Amy, Teesatuskie, Reuben, Martin, Elsie, Panther, Patricia.
Abstract
This document consists of a series of articles, interviews, reminiscences, discussions, and literary pieces by Cherokees from Qualla Boundary, the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina. In addition, this document is the product of an upsurge of interest in Cherokee culture at Qualla Boundary and part of an organized effort there to record and preserve information on past and contemporary Cherokee life for cultural and educational purposes. The topics covered are varied, but fall into two main sections: 1) Cherokee history and contemporary Cherokee society at Qualla Boundary and 2) Cherokee arts. The section focusing on contemporary and historic Cherokee society includes an overview of Cherokee history with special reference to the emergence and development of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee and discussions of contemporary social issues at Qualla Boundary, such as education, continuity and change. The second part of this document on Cherokee arts presents a number of examples of Cherokee stories and poetry and includes discussions of Cherokee dances, arts and crafts, and cooking. A final section of this document contains the text of selected articles printed in 'Cherokee One Feather', the official tribal newspaper. These articles give some flavor of community life at Qualla Boundary.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Educator
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid; 1988
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1540-1975
- Coverage Place
- Cherokee Indian Reservation (Qualla Boundary), North Carolina, United States
- Notes
- Edited by Laurence French and Jim Hornbuckle
- Part I: The Cherokees then and now -- Comments on the Cherokee way of life
- Part II: Cherokee heritage and folklore -- Cherokee poetry -- Cherokee arts and crafts
- From the CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER, the official tribal newspaper --Cherokee profiles
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Cherokee Indians