We were the first class ever to visit the archives at the Cherokee Heritage Center. We saw many neat like paintings, musical intruments, tools, & a seashell necklace that was uncovered in a ancient Cherokee dig site. It is estimated to be over 2,000 years old!!!
- written & typed by Hali & Cole
Us holding some of the ancient artifacts. They were amazing! We learned a lot! 
This is a replica of an ancient Cherokee summer home.
Another angle of the ancient summer home.
This is a replica of an ancient Cherokee winter home. 
This is a replica of a Council House. It was a place for Native Americans to come together & discuss problems. We discussed the importance of this house. The children decided that we needed a Council House in our classroom to work out conflicts. It is great!
These 16,000 beads represent the number of Cherokee in the "Old Nation". As a result of their roundup, captivity, journey, & re-settlement, many Cherokee died. No one will ever no the exact number of deaths caused by removal. The pattern is based upon a contemporary bead pattern called "The Trail of Tears" by Cherokee Artist Mary Foreman. The 2,000 rough, black beads used for the lower footprints represent conservative estimates of the dead. The 2,000 textured red beads used for the upper footprints represent additional deaths. The 12,000 smooth, white beads represent the Cherokee who survived.
This is a small part of The Trail of Tears sculpture. It is so impressive!
Cherokees burned out large trees to make canoes. 
1 comment:
Wow what a neat field trip. Our class is studying Native American culture this month and we loved you great pictures from the museum. We wish that we could go there but it is many states away from us. We are going to look the museum up online. We LOVE your classroom blog, keep learning! We are also thinking of our own classroom community name. Love the idea!!! Mrs. Mitchell's 2nd graders.
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