https://www.gatrailoftears.com/outreach#TRAVELINGTRUNKS

The Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association (GATOTA) provides to 2nd grade educators in Georgia a Traveling Trunk Program designed to supplement the teaching of Cherokee and Muscogee (Creek) studies. Included are a teaching guide and trunk contents which meet the corresponding Georgia Department of Education 2nd grade Social Studies Standards of Excellence. The trunk contains multiple authentic items and artifacts designed to pique students’ interest. The accompanying Teaching Guide contains Teachers’ Notes addressing each standard, comprehensive lesson plans, craft instructions, games and other resources that can be helpful to 2nd grade educators.

Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home hosts one of the GA TOTA Traveling Trunks. Contact the museum to make arrangements to have this trunk in your classroom.

https://visitcherokeenation.com/culture/

This website contains many articles and short blurbs about Cherokee peoples and culture. This includes a timeline of the Cherokee, articles about Cherokee freedmen (previously slaves of the Cherokee who became a part of the Cherokee nation), information on pre-colonial Cherokee, and information on modern Cherokee.

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/collections/native-americans-under-construction/‍ ‍(This contains links to primary sources relating to all indigenous peoples of North America. )

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/petitions-of-cherokee-women/ (This features three petitions from Cherokee women to Cherokee men to stop selling their land.)

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/letter-to-john-c-calhoun/ (This features a letter from John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee during the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia, to John C. Calhoun, rejecting the notion that Georgia or the United States has a claim to the land of the Cherokee.)

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/an-address-to-the-whites/ (This is an address from Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge’s nephew and editor of the Cherokee Phoenix (the first Native American Newspaper in America), in defense of the Cherokee and their ability to improve and learn.)

https://motcp.org/learn/educator-resource-page/

This contains various resources created by the Museum of the Cherokee People along with additional websites that they recommend, including YouTube channels, podcasts, and articles.

https://language.cherokee.org/learning-materials/teaching-materials/

This features multiple handbooks and resources for teaching and learning the Cherokee Language, including syllabary charts that could be included in your lessons about Cherokee culture.

https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/cherokee-people-elementary-lesson.htm

This is a lesson plan created for 3rd through 5th grade about the Cherokee people and culture. It includes activities and downloadable materials for them.

https://americanindiancenter.unc.edu/resources/teacher-resources/

This is a list of educational resources from the American Indian Center compiled by UNC Chapel Hill.

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/students-families/student-support/american-indian-education/resources-teachers-and-instructional-leaders

This provides resources for teachers teaching about Thanksgiving to aid in appropriate discussions of the history of the holiday and Native Americans. It also provides resources for teachers working on dispelling many myths students might have heard about Native Americans.