Cherokee+Indians+in+Georgia

=**Cherokee Indians in Georgia** = =**VIDEOS:**= media type="custom" key="15394046" **Cherokee Indian Buildings from the early 1800’s:** media type="custom" key="14039978" **Cherokee Hymns:** media type="custom" key="15393914" =LINKS:= **The Official National Website:** []
 * Our Spirts Don't Speak English:**

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 * About North Georgia:**

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 * Georgian Tribe of Eastern Cherokee:**

http://www.native-languages.org/cherokee.htm
 * Cherokee Language Resources:**

http://www.cherokeeroots.com/about_history.html
 * Cherokee Roots:**

http://cherokee-indians-of-ga-inc.0pi.com/about.html
 * Official Tribal Website:**

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 * Site for children: **

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 * Echota Historic Site: Georgia:**

[] = = =**//Children's Book://**= This book intended for children in the elementary grade levels does an incredible job telling the history and story of the Cherokee Indian tribe. The book is set up as it could be used for a research project allowing students to find information on various topics concerning the Cherokee Nation from their origins to their final encounter and current settlement within the United States. The book discusses topics such as life before the white settlers moved in, how the settlers affected the Cherokee tribe, the conflict between the Cherokee and Creek tribes, the Cherokee role in the American Revolution, the settlement and treaty after the Revolution followed by Sequoyah developing the official written language. The story also continues to talk about the civilization that began to develop after the introduction of a written language, and then what happened when gold was found in the land of the Cherokee Nation causing the Indian Removal Act and eventually the Trail of Tears. At the end of the book, the author discusses the two current bands of the Cherokee ancestors distinguished as the Eastern and Western band. With colorful illustrations and easy to read text, this book would be a good asset to use in a classroom in which they are learning about the Cherokee Nation's role throughout history.
 * Children's Books:**
 * //Native American People: The Cherokee// by Barbara A. McCall**

**Other Children's Books:**
If You Lived With The Cherokees by Peter Roop The Cherokees by Michelle Levine

Article Review:
http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/oieresearch/conference/sorkness_200602.pdf The article, "Effective Teaching Strategies for Engaging Native American Students", gives insight to the lives and hardships of Native American students. The study that was reported discusses the high dropout and low graduation rates, perhaps because of low self-esteem as well as a lack of support from teacher for their heritage. The article brings up a very crucial idea for teachers to try and see the different worlds of their students from their student's eyes. Unfortunately, students of Native American descent are asked to ignore their heritage at times, all together, and simply conform to the ways of the American culture. The article encourages teacher to do several things that are proven to be of assistance to Native American students throughout their journeys in their school years. Some of the examples are to provide positive reinforcement, inspire students to achieve their full potential and get to know their back ground experiences. These practices are not only for students of Native American cultures, but all cultures can benefit from these strategies being put to use in the classroom. This article can be used as a resource for current and future teachers when in need of teaching strategies for multicultural students.