A Curriculum Project
WCU's
Cherokee Culture
Fact or Fiction
by
Robert Newton
Sheldon Bateman
Macon County Schools
Another reason for this unit is the close proximity of the Cherokee people in the Western North Carolina region. The Cherokees are more than just a section in the history books - they are locals who live among us. It is not uncommon to have many encounters with the Cherokee people. They're in our communities, in our schools or school conferences or vice versa.
The last important reason for this unit is that children are very impressionable. They often draw misconceptions based on what they see on TV or hear from unreliable sources. Many of these misconceptions lead to prejudice or ego–ethnicity. These views are misleading, however they're often long lived and usually shared.
Our goal is to give students an enriching experience and let them come to know the Cherokee Indians. They will learn how our culture has interacted with the Cherokees in the past. They will uncover many traditions and rituals the Cherokee people have or believe in. They will learn how the Cherokee culture has survived through many hardships and disasters. The students should be able to draw their own conclusions about the Cherokee people through their learning experience and the new insight they will retain from this unit. This in turn should reduce the negativity or biased misconceptions that many children have and give them a better understanding of the true Cherokee people.
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