Diversity Technology LessonDiversity Technology Lesson

Kevin Keen

ED 301

May 13, 2003

Dr. Helms

The Removal of the Cherokee IndiansThe Removal of the Cherokee Indians

American History

Eighth Grade

Waynesville Middle School

OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

• To expose the students to Native American societies.

• Students will have the oppurtunity to do research and find information about a new culture.

• Students will take notes about the Cherokee Indians and write a paper after they have researched the topic. The students will be tested on material shown in class.

MATERIALS:MATERIALS:

• Overhead projector• Computer• Power Point• Computer access for students

Cherokee Country Before Cherokee Country Before RemovalRemoval

Ani’-Yun’ WiyaAni’-Yun’ Wiya

• Ani’-Yun’ Wiya = the Principal People• The principal people are what we know as

the Cherokees.• From the Great Lakes region they settled in

the Southeast.• Iroquoian lineage• Most civilized Native Americans of the

southeast

A Civilized CultureA Civilized Culture

• A heavy influence by white culture:• Communities had churches, schools, farms,

town squares, and log homes.

-style of dress

-farming

-representative form of government

-the ways homes were built

A Civilized Cherokee Nation Cont.A Civilized Cherokee Nation Cont.

• The capital city had a Supreme Court building that carried out laws of their own Constitution.

• Cities were like other Southern cities: brick buildings, a square, and businesses.

• Men owned farms, mills, and even slaves.

SequoyahSequoyah

• Fought alongside Andrew Jackson’s troops.• Realized the need for language. • Invented Cherokee language in 1809. -85 sounds• 1821- The Cherokee Council officially

adopted the language as their own.• 1828 – The Cherokee Phoenix newspaper

was created.

Cherokees as a ThreatCherokees as a Threat

• Racism • John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, and

others were threatened by a government existing in the U.S. that wasn’t theirs.

• A United Nation under their terms not Native American terms.

• Gold

Indian Removal Act of 1830Indian Removal Act of 1830

• Andrew Jackson suppoerted Georgia.• Worcester y. Georgia (1832).• Jackson and John marshal ignore Cherokee

victory.• Government exchanged Indian lands in the

East for unsettled land west of the Mississippi River.

Treaty of New EchotaTreaty of New Echota

• December, 1835• Cherokee lands in Georgia for 5 million

dollars and infertile land in new Indian Territory.

• Few Cherokees signed it, 15,000 to 16,000 petitioned against it.

• Senate ratified it and gave Jackson right to remove the Cherokees out of Georgia.

The Trail of TearsThe Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears Cont.The Trail of Tears Cont.

• Oosti ganuhnuh dunaclohiluh = The Trail Where They Cried

• 1838 – Winfield Scott and 7,000 men began removing the Cherokee people.

• 2,500 died during the initial capture and imprisonment.

• October of 1838 – walk to the Indian Territory began.

The Trail of Tears Cont.The Trail of Tears Cont.

• Took place during a very tough winter.• 1200 mile route• Two died every mile (estimate).• The dead were buried poorly in unmarked

graves.• Upon returning to their native land ten years

later, a few Cherokees found the land deserted.

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Activity OneActivity One

Read pages 94-97 of the textbook

Activity TwoActivity Two

Take notes over class discussion of

Power Point.

Activity ThreeActivity Three

Visit www.yahoo.com• Search for two websites on the Cherokee

that are not listed on the Power Point discussion.

• Write one-half page about information found on the Cherokee people.

Activity FourActivity Four

Quiz over the Cherokee society and the removal of the Cherokee people from their

native land.

Activity FiveActivity Five

Map Drawing• In pairs draw three maps of Cherokee Country:

1. Before European Invasion2. After the Revolutionary War

3. Before the Cherokee removal from the southeast • Color and label states, major cities, and

waterways of the Cherokee Country.• Use www.cherokeehistory.com/map1.html as a

guide when map drawing.

For Further Reference…For Further Reference…

Visit the following websites:

• www.native-american-online.org/• www.ngeorgia.com• www.rosecity.net/tears/• www.cherokeemuseum.org