ᏂᏧᎾᏛᏁᎸᏍᏔᏅᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ
Nitsunadvnelvstanv Ditlilostanv
Traditional Arts
Contributors:
Dr. Catherine Compton-Lilly
Chief Lamar Nelson
Mike White
BlackHawk Tiller
Abigail Fowler
Asiye Demir
Anna Howard
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Talutsa gvsga na awina.
The young man is making a basket.
ᏔᎷᏣ
ᏂᎬᏁᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᏫᎾ.
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Gadagugu nigvneha na agehya. The woman is making a clay pot.
ᎦᏓᎫᎫ ᏂᎬᏁᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᎨᏯ.
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Yvgi nigvneha na asgaya.
The man is making a spear.
ᏴᎩ
ᏂᎬᏁᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ.
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ᏂᎬᏁᎠ Ꮎ ᎤᏛᏐᏅᎢ.
Duwisgali nigvneha na utvsohnvi.
The elderly man is making an arrowhead.
ᏚᏫᏍᎦᎵ
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Alsdulohi nigvneha na agayvligei. The elderly woman is making a scarf.
ᎠᎵᏍᏚᎶᎯ
Ꮎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ
ᏂᎬᏁᎠ
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ᎠᏕᎳ
ᎠᏯᏟᏗ ᏂᎬᏁᎠ Ꮎ ᎠᏔ.
Adela ayatlidi nigvneha na ata.
The young woman is making a bead necklace.
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ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᎸᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗᏓᏂᎳᏫᎠᎾᏓᏥᎩᎭ! Anilasdalv unigodididanilawi anadadsgiha! The tribe is gathering for a meeting! 14
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Photography Credits
We are grateful to Dustin Wolfe and the Oconaluftee Indian Village in Cherokee, North Carolina for allowing us to take the photographs that appear on pages 3, 5, 9, 11, & 13.
Thank you to Black HawkTiller for the photograph of traditional wood carving that appears on page 7 and to the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & UnitedTribes for the photograph that appears on page 15
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