Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to Cherokee IndiansThere are 2 titles in this list.
Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present
by Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
http://www.wcu.edu/craftrevival/index.htm
Educational website documenting the Craft Revival movement in western North Carolina from 1895 to 1945, drawing on a virtual collection of photographs, documents, craft objects, and artifacts maintained by Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library. The site includes over 25 accompanying lesson plans for grades 3-12, which focus on weaving, basketry, pottery, and other mountain crafts and traditions found in the Southern Highlands of North Carolina. Additional lesson plans cover cottage industries, industrialization, the Cherokee presence, and the social, economic, and cultural aspects of the Craft Revival in the Appalachian Mountain South. Curriculum areas covered include language arts, social studies, history, art, and math.
| Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Language Arts; Math |
| Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans; Primary sources |
Language: English |
Subjects: Textile fabrics; Quilting; Occupations--Folklore; Labor history; Industrialization; History; Crafts; North Carolina--Social life and customs; Pottery; Basket making; Weaving; Social history; Cherokee Indians; Appalachian Region--Social life and customs; Decorative arts
Geographic locations: North Carolina; Appalachian Region, Southern |
Sponsoring Organization:
Hunter Library, Special Collections
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee NC 28723
(828) 227-2499
http://www.wcu.edu/1597.asp
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions
by National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/files/quilts.pdf
Study guide developed by the National Museum of the American Indian to accompany a 1997 exhibition of the same name. It can also be used as an independent resource for educators. Includes four lesson plans that correspond to the exhibition sections: Origins, Honoring, Design, and Community. Curriculum focuses on quilters from eight Native American communities and has accompanying study questions, handouts, and activities. (36 p. PDF)
| Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Language Arts |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Indian women; Hawaiians; Tlingit Indians; Wasco Indians; Mohawk Indians; Osage Indians; Cherokee Indians; Textile fabrics; Maryland--Social life and customs; Hawaii--Social life and customs; New York (State)--Social life and customs; Oklahoma--Social life and customs; Indians of North America; Quilting; Alaska--Social life and customs; Oregon--Social life and customs; South Dakota--Social life and customs; Canada--Social life and customs; Veterans; Anishinabe Indians; Oglala Indians; Quiltmakers; Yupik Eskimos; Needlework
Geographic locations: South Dakota; Oregon; Oklahoma; New York (State); Maryland; Hawaii; Canada; Alaska |
Sponsoring Organization:
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20560
(202) 633-6996
http://www.nmai.si.edu
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