Red Clay, 1835

Red Clay, 1835
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 490
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ISBN-10 : 9781469672434
ISBN-13 : 146967243X
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Red Clay, 1835 by : Jace Weaver

Red Clay, 1835 envelops students in the treaty negotiations between the Cherokee National Council and representatives of the United States at Red Clay, Tennessee. As pressure mounts on the Cherokee to accept treaty terms, students must confront issues such as nationhood, westward expansion, and culture change. This game book includes vital materials on the game's historical background, rules, procedures, and assignments, as well as core texts by figures such as Andrew Jackson, John Ross, and Elias Boudinot.

Cherokee Pottery

Cherokee Pottery
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781625842107
ISBN-13 : 1625842104
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Cherokee Pottery by : M. Anna Fariello

Discover the stories, history and meaning of Cherokee pottery and artists. The intricate designs and complex patterns of Cherokee pottery have been developed over centuries. Both timeless and time-honored, these singular works of pottery are still crafted by the proud hands of Cherokee women in Western North Carolina. Cherokee Pottery recounts the history of a tradition passed from elder to child through countless generations. Anna Fariello, associate professor at Western Carolina University, explores the method and meaning molded into each piece, along with the stories of the potters themselves.

The Cherokees

The Cherokees
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0806118156
ISBN-13 : 9780806118154
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cherokees by : Grace Steele Woodward

Of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians the Cherokees were early recognized as the greatest and the most civilized. Indeed, between 1540 and 1906 they reached a higher peak of civilization than any other North American Indian tribe. They invented a syllabary and developed an intricate government, including a system of courts of law. They published their own newspaper in both Cherokee and English and became noted as orators and statesmen. At the beginning the Cherokees’ conquest of civilization was agonizingly slow and uncertain. Warlords of the southern Appalachian Highlands, they were loath to expend their energies elsewhere. In the words of a British officer, "They are like the Devil’s pigg, they will neither lead nor drive." But, led or driven, the warlike and willful Cherokees, lingering in the Stone Age by choice at the turn of the eighteenth century, were forced by circumstances to transfer their concentration on war to problems posed by the white man. To cope with these unwelcome problems, they had to turn from the conquests of war to the conquest of civilization.

Public Indians, Private Cherokees

Public Indians, Private Cherokees
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780817355135
ISBN-13 : 0817355138
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Indians, Private Cherokees by : Christina Taylor Beard-Moose

A major economic industry among American Indian tribes is the public promotion and display of aspects of their cultural heritage in a range of tourist venues. Few do it better than the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, whose homeland is the Qualla Boundary of North Carolina. This book presents the two faces of the Cherokee people. One is the public face that populates the powwows, dramatic presentations, museums, and myriad roadside craft locations. The other is the private face whose homecoming, Indian fairs, traditions, belief system, community strength, and cultural heritage are threatened by the very activities that put food on their tables.

Great & Noble Jar

Great & Noble Jar
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9780820347011
ISBN-13 : 0820347019
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Great & Noble Jar by : Cinda K. Baldwin

Originally published in 1993, Great and Noble Jar was the first authoritative study of South Carolina stoneware—from its beginnings in colonial times and its heyday in the 1850s through the post–Civil War period and the first half of the twentieth century. Folklorist Cinda K. Baldwin examines not only many traditional pottery forms but also the methods by which they were thrown, glazed, decorated, and fired. Among the topics on which Baldwin focuses are the contributions of slaves and freed blacks to the pottery industry, including the remarkable work of the potter named Dave, who marked his wares with brief verse inscriptions, including this one found on a large food-storage container: “Great & Noble Jar, / hold sheep, goat, and bear.” The book is illustrated with nearly two hundred photographs (including fifteen color plates), maps, and drawings and includes an index of South Carolina potters.

All That Is Native and Fine

All That Is Native and Fine
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 530
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ISBN-10 : 9781469649382
ISBN-13 : 1469649381
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis All That Is Native and Fine by : David E. Whisnant

In the American imagination, "Appalachia" designates more than a geographical region. It evokes fiddle tunes, patchwork quilts, split-rail fences, and all the other artifacts that decorate a cherished romantic region in the American mind. In this classic work, David Whisnant challenges this view of Appalachia (and consequently a broader imaginative tendency) by exploring connections between the comforting simplicity of cultural myth and the troublesome complexities of cultural history. Looking at the work of ballad hunters and collectors, folk and settlement school founders, folk festival promoters, and other culture workers, Whisnant examines a process of intentional and systematic cultural intervention that had--and still has--far-reaching consequences. He opens the way into a more sophisticated understanding of the politics of culture in Appalachia and other regions. In a new foreword for this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Whisnant reflects on how he came to write this book, how readers responded to it, and how some of its central concerns have animated his later work.

Bulletin

Bulletin
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 972
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822016442949
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Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

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