ᏧᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏁᎦ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᎴᎬ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏒᎲᎢ – Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution

Use these resources when teaching about America's 250th to better understand the Cherokee perspective of the American Revolution. These are primarily designed for elementary-aged students, but some of the resources can be adapted for older students.

In this video, hear Cherokee experiences from Cherokee perspectives at the Museum of the Cherokee People. Learn about Aniyvwiya innovation, adaptability, and resistance in ‘ᏧᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏁᎦ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᎴᎬ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏒᎲᎢ Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution.’

Sgi, Two Dots Studios, for helping us share our story as a tribal museum in an exciting time of growth and transition.

Hear from the Cherokee perspective about the true story of America’s founding and how our current political moment is 250 years in the making. This panel features the following: Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation), Maggie Blackhawk (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe), Brandon Dillard (Cherokee Nation), and C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa.

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