LECTURE SERIES TOPICS

The Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council offers the following topics as part of
their lecture series.  If you have another topic in mind, and it is Cherokee
specific, we will find a speaker to address that topic for you.  We primarily present
in schools (the UNALI (Friend) Program), at conferences, workshops, seminars,
company board meetings and other gatherings.  If your group would like to book
a presenter, or would like more information, we look forward to hearing from you!

It would be our pleasure to participate in any capacity
you believe fills the needs you have.

1. Cherokee kinship (clan) model, which includes the
social responsibilities, rolls, of men and women, the
house hold structure, and a little of social life (i.e. the
ceremonial and ball play Cherokees) (pre-contact with
Europeans - to about 1900).

We also have lectures in our series which are
focused on:

2. "Scotch/Irish Influence in the Cherokee Nation,"

3. "How to Research a Cherokee Family Genealogy,"

4. "Historically Prominent Cherokee Citizens (just as
mainstream America, the U.S., has George Washington,
Lincoln, Betsy Ross, etc., likewise the Cherokee Nation
had/has such people who impacted the Nation forever),"

5. "Treaty Party and Ross Party: How Political
Associations Impacted A Nation in Turmoil
(1837-1847),"

6. "The Cherokee Arts: From Traditional Pottery,
Basketry, Textiles, Painting to Finger Weaving and
Contemporary Mediums (We bring art pieces into the
school and discuss what makes them Cherokee Art,
their significances, the medium and other topics)"  

7. "Film: The CherokeeRobot (A short film, made by
Cherokees with a Cherokee theme is shown and the
film industry for Indiginious peoples is discussed with
the students.  The film is usually "The Messenger,"
"Found Money,"  "Incident At Rock Roe," or "On A
Spring Day.")

8.  Cherokee Cultural Demonstration:  Includes use of
the Cherokee Language, Dance, Song and interaction
(when possible), with instruction regarding what the
students are hearing and seeing. (Students seem to
learn more from this than any other topic from our
lecture series).

9.  The Trail of Tears; What lead to the Removal?  
How long did it take?  Where and how did they
travel?  One families journey from pre-removal
through the Trail of Tears and resettlement in the
Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory is told.  
Sometimes a very emotional and moving story from a
personal view point of a Cherokee citizen.

10.  Cherokees and the Moravians:  How religion
brought education; but, at what price? 1805-1827.   
(Based on "The Moravian Springplace Mission to the
Cherokees, Vol. 1 and 2, edited by Rowena
McClinton; The translation of the diaries written in
old German script translated to English and
published in 2007).

11.  How To Become A Registered Cherokee (Citizen
of the Cherokee Nation)?  The application process is
explained and the Dawes Final Roll is discussed as
well as the Curtis Act and the Agreement of 1902,
which all lead to allotment and the final roll - which is
used today to determine citizenship eligibility.
Cherokee Arts & Humanities Council
To Schedule a
Speaker From Our
Lecture Series:

Email:
Info@cherokeehumanities.com

Phone:
918. 696. 4229

Write:
CAHC
Lecture Series
P. O. Box 594
Park Hill, OK  74451