University of California
History Project: The Removal of the Cherokee Nation
Middle school lesson plan attempts to answer the question of the government's Indian policy and its relationship to the Cherokee. Students will use sections from 26 primary source documents to aid in the research.
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Powersource: Cherokee Stories
This site from Powersource gives links to many Cherokee myths, including the "Cycle of the Seasons" and "Rock House: Why the Sun Follows the Moon." These are both good examples of the Cherokee religious beliefs of creation.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Cherokees
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Cherokees. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Eastern Band of Cherokee: History and Culture
A brief history of the Cherokee tribe in the southwest United States, its culture, government, and religion. Find out about the Cherokee who were subject to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, and see how the Cherokee in North Carolina have...
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Cherokee Messenger: The Mounds and the Constant Fire: The Old Sacred Things
Cherokee Messenger provides a collection of three Cherokee stories on Cherokee sacred spaces: the "Cherokee Mounds," "Sacred Fire," and "Sacred Things."
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Museum of the Cherokee Indian
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is in Cherokee, North Carolina. We strongly recommend you go there. Cherokee is directly across the Great Smoky Mountains from Gatlinburg. And if you want to learn about the Cherokees and their culture,...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Cherokee Removal
Reveals the story behind the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.
PBS
Pbs: Virtual Field Trip: Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation virtual field trip affords an in-depth look at the lives of the Cherokee Indians, from their first encounters with Europeans to events, such as the Gold Rush and the signing of the Indian Removal Act by Andrew...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Removal of the Cherokees to Oklahoma
Essay on the plight of the Cherokee tribe as they fight to maintain control of their land in Georgia but are subsequently removed and forced to move to land in what is now Oklahoma.
Other
Cherokee Messenger: Brief History of the Trail of Tears
This website gives details about the events that led up to the displacement of the Cherokee Indians and the "Trail of Tears."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Trail of Tears: The Cherokee Fight Against Removal
Students are introduced to the Cherokees' struggle to remain on their land in the early 1800s. They will learn about how the Cherokees assimilated parts of the culture of the white American South and whether this helped them to keep...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears
The sources in this primary set uses documents, images, and music to reveal the story of Cherokee removal, which is part of a larger story known as the Trail of Tears. Includes teaching guide.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Cherokee
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the Cherokee, an American Indian group.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Trail of Tears and Forced Relocation of Cherokee
This Teaching With Historic Places unit, designed for students in grades 5-12 is about the conflict between American settlers and the Cherokee Nation. Students will outline events leading up to the forced relocation of the Cherokee in...
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: The Cherokee and the Confederacy
This site contains the document in which the Cherokee pledge their allegiance to the Confederacy.
Digital History
Digital History: Georgia and the Cherokees [Pdf]
The Cherokee nation was one of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast. Read about their achievements, the state of Georgia's attempts to annex their lands, and ultimately, President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Bill. [pdf]
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Historical Society: An Early Account of the Cherokees [Pdf]
A first-hand account describing the Cherokee Native Americans during the period of their displacement (1837) from the southern United States to Oklahoma Indian territory.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Historical Society: History of the Cherokees, 1830 1846 [Pdf]
A good scholarly article which examines the economic situation of the Cherokee both in their territory in Georgia and their new lands in Oklahoma. The article provides a good discussion on their early history after their removal to...
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Cherokee, North Carolina
Nestled in the low-lying hills of the Smokies you will find this Cherokee reservation. Site provides information about their cultural activities and outdoor attractions.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Peoples of Alabama: Cherokees of Alabama
A history of the Cherokees in Alabama, including their contributions to Alabama culture and society,
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Move the Cherokee People
During this lesson, learners will explore facts about the Cherokee people, their history, their culture, and their future. This lesson will help students begin to realize how the actions of our predecessors affected people in the past...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Indian Removal: The Cherokees, Jackson, and the "Trail of Tears"
Collaborative and consensus building activity on U.S. policy and treatment of Native Americans. Lesson provides an in-depth look at government Indian removal and provides a list from which students choose and defend a Native American...
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Southeast American Indian Facts: Cherokee Indian Facts
Presents some basic facts about the history and culture of the Cherokee people.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Cherokee Sacred Stories & Sacred Rituals
Explains the traditional Cherokee rules that surround both telling and listening to oral tradition. Identifies two basic types of Cherokee oral tradition: sacred stories and small animal stories. This site also contains a video of a...
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