"And So We Walked" Educational Resources
Native American Children's Literature Recommended Reading List
"We feel it is important to provide an opportunity for people to learn more about Native experiences from a culturally and historically accurate perspective,” said First Nations President & CEO Michael E. Roberts (Tlingit). "We have a responsibility to educate others by sharing authentic resources about Native histories, cultures and peoples. To that end, we are offering a list that we refer to as #NativeReads. All of the books are written by Native authors and have been vetted by a Native expert." Download the reading list for grades levels PreK-12 here.
And So We Walked Glossary
Tsalaqwa Wevti (zhuh•LAH•kuh•WAY•uh•tee; ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏪᏘ), the Old Homeplace
Yoneg (yo•NEH•guh; ᎤᏁᎬ), white person
WaDo (wah•DOH; ᏩᏙ), thank you
Ageyutsa (ah•gay•HYUECH; ᎠᎨᏳᏣ), girl
Kituwah (kih•TOO•wuh; ᎩᏚᏩ), home town of Cherokee People; the Cherokee People
Ulisi ageyutsa (ah•gah•LEE•see•ah•gay•HYUECH; ᎤᎵᏏᎠᎨᏳᏣ), granddaughter
Nanyehi (NAHN•juh•hee), Cherokee name of Nancy Wood, Beloved Woman
Qualla (KWAH•luh) Boundary, a land trust of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, purchased by the tribe in the 1870s and placed under federal protection. Not technically a reservation. Enrolled members can buy, own and sell land.
Tahlequah (tah•lah•KWAH; ᏔᎴᏆ), located in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and established in 1839 following the Indian Removal, Tahlequah is the capitol city of two Cherokee nations — the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation. [also: tali eliquu (duh•LEE•kwaw; ᏔᎵ ᎡᎵᏊ), literally, “two is enough”]
Elyse (ay•LEE•see; ᎤᎵᏏ), grandmother
Gatiyo (gah•TEE•yo; ᎦᏘᏲ), Stomp Dance
Hiwassee (hai•WAH•see), refers to a river that flows northward from Georgia into North Carolina; it is an American-English name that may be derived from the Cherokee word Ayuhawsi, which means meadow or savanna.
Tekahskeh (tuh•KUH•skuh), a Cherokee leader (English name: Hair Conrad); the son of Onai, a Cherokee woman, and Hamilton Conrad, a white man.
Educational Creative Exercises
Below are creative exercises used in the Native owned and
visioned company called Mentor Artist Playwrights Project (MAPP). MAPP
workshops are created to engage the participants in a process that asks them to
explore and share their own aspirations and identities. MAPP has worked with
Tribes and urban Native children for over a decade.
About The Mentor Artists Playwrights Project - MAPP
Empowering marginalized youth and their communities through theatre, storytelling and dialogue.
Mentor Artists: MAPP is an arts-education provider that partners with schools, tribal councils, community development organizations, human rights and social justice advocates, and colleges and universities, to provide unique creative workshops, arts programming, and live presentations to communities throughout the world.
The MAPP Young Native Playwrights Initiative
The goal of the MAPP Young Native Playwrights Initiative (YNPI) is to provide arts based literacy training and a forum for the unique voices of indigenous youth and their communities.
Some of our earliest MAPP–YNPI mentored playwriting programs were in partnership with NAYA (Native American Youth Association) in Portland, OR. Please find the detailed creative exercises in our Resource Guide PDF to use in your classroom.
More about And So We Walked:
Specialty Cocktails for "Major Barbara" and "And So We Walked"
From Pimm's to an earl grey simple, Bar Supervisor (and resident mixologist) Melissa Larrabee introduces the delicious specialty cocktails inspired by Major Barbara and And So We Walked.
From the Playwright: DeLanna Studi
"This play is a testament to the spirit of gadugi." And So We Walked playwright DeLanna Studi on her journey as a playwright and the journey of The Cherokee people.
"And So We Walked" Cultural Resources
Explore the world of the play through history, our playwright and recommended reading materials.
Photos: "And So We Walked"
See photos from And So We Walked coming to The Armory March 31 - May 13, 2018.
A Brief History of the Trail of Tears
Nearly all of the 17,000 Cherokee people were forced from their southeastern homeland in the early 1800s. Today it is widely remembered by the general public as the “Trail of Tears."
"And So We Walked" Cast and Creative Team
Meet the cast and creative team of And So We Walked, a powerful, multi-faceted dramatic memoir about a Cherokee woman and her father revisiting their history on the Trail of Tears.
Joe Cantrell Exhibit
In celebration of And So We Walked, local Cherokee photographer Joe Cantrell's work will be on display in the Studio Lobby, March 31 - May 13.
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Improvisation Classes for Beginners
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