Cherokee Narratives
Title | Cherokee Narratives PDF eBook |
Author | Durbin Feeling |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2018-01-04 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0806160624 |
The stories of the Cherokee people presented here capture in written form tales of history, myth, and legend for readers, speakers, and scholars of the Cherokee language. Assembled by noted authorities on Cherokee, this volume marks an unparalleled contribution to the linguistic analysis, understanding, and preservation of Cherokee language and culture. Cherokee Narratives spans the spectrum of genres, including humor, religion, origin myths, trickster tales, historical accounts, and stories about the Eastern Cherokee language. These stories capture the voices of tribal elders and form a living record of the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' oral tradition. Each narrative appears in four different formats: the first is interlinear, with each line shown in the Cherokee syllabary, a corresponding roman orthography, and a free English translation; the second format consists of a morpheme-by-morpheme analysis of each word; and the third and fourth formats present the entire narrative in the Cherokee syllabary and in a free English translation. The narratives and their linguistic analysis are a rich source of information for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Cherokee syllabary, as well as for students of Cherokee history and culture. By enabling readers at all skill levels to use and reconstruct the Cherokee language, this collection of tales will sustain the life and promote the survival of Cherokee for generations to come.
Living Stories of the Cherokee
Title | Living Stories of the Cherokee PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara R. Duncan |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780807847190 |
Traditional and modern stories by the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina reflect the tribe's religious beliefs and values, observations of animals and nature, and knowledge of history.
Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club
Title | Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars' Club PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher B. Teuton |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0807835846 |
Presents a collection of traditional Cherokee tales, teachings, and folklore, with four works presented in both English and Cherokee.
How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story
Title | How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story PDF eBook |
Author | Brad Wagnon |
Publisher | 7th Generation |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2021-08-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1939053587 |
How the World Was Made is a traditional Cherokee creation story. It takes place during a time when animals did many of the things that people can do. When the earth was young, the animals lived on a rock above it, and the earth was covered with water. The animals needed more room, but where could they find it? This book retells the delightful Cherokee tale of how the earth was created, while teaching the valuable lesson that even the smallest creature can make a big difference. Written in both Cherokee and English so readers can become acquainted with the Cherokee syllabary and language.
Eastern Cherokee Stories
Title | Eastern Cherokee Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Muse Isaacs |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2019-07-10 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0806165529 |
“Throughout our Cherokee history,” writes Joyce Dugan, former principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, “our ancient stories have been the essence of who we are.” These traditional stories embody the Cherokee concepts of Gadugi, working together for the good of all, and Duyvkta, walking the right path, and teach listeners how to understand and live in the world with reverence for all living things. In Eastern Cherokee Stories, Sandra Muse Isaacs uses the concepts of Gadugi and Duyvkta to explore the Eastern Cherokee oral tradition, and to explain how storytelling in this tradition—as both an ancient and a contemporary literary form—is instrumental in the perpetuation of Cherokee identity and culture. Muse Isaacs worked among the Eastern Cherokees of North Carolina, recording stories and documenting storytelling practices and examining the Eastern Cherokee oral tradition as both an ancient and contemporary literary form. For the descendants of those Cherokees who evaded forced removal by the U.S. government in the 1830s, storytelling has been a vital tool of survival and resistance—and as Muse Isaacs shows us, this remains true today, as storytelling plays a powerful role in motivating and educating tribal members and others about contemporary issues such as land reclamation, cultural regeneration, and language revitalization. The stories collected and analyzed in this volume range from tales of creation and origins that tell about the natural world around the homeland, to post-Removal stories that often employ Native humor to present the Cherokee side of history to Cherokee and non-Cherokee alike. The persistence of this living oral tradition as a means to promote nationhood and tribal sovereignty, to revitalize culture and language, and to present the Indigenous view of history and the land bears testimony to the tenacity and resilience of the Cherokee people, the Ani-Giduwah.
The House on Diamond Hill
Title | The House on Diamond Hill PDF eBook |
Author | Tiya Miles |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 335 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807834181 |
House on Diamond Hill: A Cherokee Plantation Story
The Origin of the Milky Way & Other Living Stories of the Cherokee
Title | The Origin of the Milky Way & Other Living Stories of the Cherokee PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara R. Duncan |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0807832197 |
Collects folklore of the Cherokee people on various topics including animals, the origin of the Earth, and spirits.