1. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University

2. Culture in Transition: The Cherokee in Middle Tennessee Cherokee Chief, Standing Turkey or Kunagadoga

3. Tuesdays: March 29, April 5,12,19,26, May 3, 11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. The Temple, 5015 Harding Pike In this course, we will examine Cherokee history from the American Revolution to the Trail of Tears. This timeframe of major cultural change created crucial changes in regard to Cherokee religious beliefs, material culture, social structure, and their tribal form of government from their early history to about 1838. An additional focus will be on the historic Cherokee presence in Middle Tennessee and their resistance to the settlement of the Nashville basin and the surrounding regional landscape.

4. Pat Cummins, Cherokee Historian A Cherokee descendent, Mr. Cummins served as President of the Alliance for Native American Indian Rights from 1998 to 2009. A passion for history and historic research led him to study Anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University. He has worked as a professional archaeologist and currently serves on the Board of Directors of several regional non-profit organizations. Mr. Cummins has served on Tennessee's Governors Archaeological Advisory Council since 2004, and was appointed to Nashville's Metropolitan Historical Commission in 2015. As President and co-founder of the Native History Association he has been involved in the discovery and preservation of four sites in Middle Tennessee that are associated with the Trail of Tears.

5. Lecture Topics (During the 6 week course) Introduction & Overview Of The Native American Tribes of the Southeastern United States The Revolutionary Period: 1770 to 1780 Treaties & Tribal Land Cessions: 1770 to 1835 White Settlement & Native Resistance The Cherokee Presence In Middle Tennessee Forced Removal & The Trail of Tears 1830 – 1838

6. Pre-historic Beginnings

7. The Paleo Period: Hunter / Gatherer’s

8. An Archaic Family Group

9. Archaic Atlatl or Spear thrower

10. Archaic stone tools

11. Archaic Timeline

12. Woodland Period

13. Woodland Period Hunter

14. Cultural Traditions & social order begins to develop

15. Mississippian Period: Harpeth River State Park, Cheatham County TN

16. The Sellars Farm Male Ancestor Statue from Wilson County, TN

17. The Mississippian or Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

18. The Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area, Wilson County, TN

19. The Cherokee World Creation Myth: The Sky Vault

20. Cherokee Origins: The Kituhwa Mound at Ferguson Field in Swain County, North Carolina. According to Cherokee oral tradition, Kituhwa was their oldest village. The ancient Cherokee called themselves "Ani-Kituhwa'hi." The mound is located off US-19 northeast of Bryson City.

21. The 7 Clans of the Cherokee

22. The traditional home ranges of the 5 civilized tribes