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In November of 2009, Indian Creek Productions, Inc., organized a tour and a pow wow performance for the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. NCSS members had the opportunity to tour New Echota State Historic Site, the capital of the Cherokee Nation prior to the Removal. In addition to touring the reconstructed town, teachers were treated to an exhibition of traditional Cherokee dances.
After New Echota, the next stop was the Chief Vann House State Historic Site, what was once known as the Showplace of the Cherokee Nation.
Later in the evening, NCSS opened its conference with a pow wow performance.
As the keynote speaker for the final day of the conference, Chad Smith, chief of the Cherokee Nation, addressed hundreds of teachers. Mark had the honor of introducing the chief.';
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var majorCaption = new Array( 'This is the Georgia state historical marker for New Echota, the capital of the Cherokee Nation prior to the Removal in the 1830s.', 'Beautiful fall scenery greeted our tour group as we entered New Echota State Park.', 'This monument is located outside the entrance to the museum at New Echota.', 'This is a close-up view of the plaque on the monument outside the entrance to the museum at New Echota. Notice that it seems to indicate that Cherokee civilization was due to Anglo-American influence.', 'This Georgia state historic marker identifies New Echota as the site where the fraudulent treaty was signed that led to the Removal.', 'This image of a phoenix is located inside the New Echota museum. The Phoenix was the name of the Cherokee newspaper, published using Sequoyah\'s syllabary.', 'These cabins are located on the New Echota grounds and give an idea of how many Cherokee lived in the early 1800s.', 'This farmstead shows how the typical Cherokee family lived in the early 1800s.', 'This cabin is typical of Cherokee homes at the time of the Trail of Tears.', 'Another view of an 1800s Cherokee cabin.', 'This reconstructed printing shop illustrates where the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper was published. The newspaper was printed in both English and Cherokee and distributed in Europe as well as the United States.', 'This is the reconstructed council house as it would have looked in the days prior to the Removal.', 'The council house was used by the Cherokee Nation after its adoption of a written constitution based on that of the United States.', 'The council house was the seat of the legislative branch of Cherokee government.', 'This reconstructed Supreme Court building represents the judicial branch of the Cherokee Nation\'s government.', 'The Supreme Court building was another indication of Cherokee civilization that was overlooked by the Americans who wanted them removed.', 'The justices of the Supreme Court sat on this bench when hearing cases.', 'This old Cherokee tavern was moved to this location to represent what would have been at New Echota at its zenith.', 'Alcohol became an issue not just for Cherokee, but many Native peoples across the continent.', 'The tavern served alcohol, but also offered such things as flour and meal for sale.', 'Richie Bottchenbaugh of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, talks to tour participants after the Cherokee traditional dance program. Richie served as emcee, singer and drummer for the demonstrations.', 'Kim Bottchenbaugh, Kele Crisp, and Beaver Grant, all members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, wait to participate in the traditional dance program. Kele was the reigning Teen Miss Cherokee at the time of the tour. All three are very active in keeping Cherokee culture alive.', 'The Bear Dance is always fun for the participants and the audience. Participants are Mark and Sherry Finchum, Little Richie Bottchenbaugh, Kim Bottchenbaugh, Beaver Grant, and Kele Crisp.', 'The Bear Dance tells the story of playful bears.', 'Can you tell everyone is having fun?', 'Bears do have to travel through the forest looking for food.', 'In the Corn Dance, the men pick corn and put it into the women\'s apron or shirt tail.', 'In the Quail Dance, notice how the birds move as a group then scurry away from danger.', 'Everyone loves audience participation time. Here the group is getting into a circle and listening to directions.', 'In the Friendship Dance, everyone holds hands, moves in a circle and follows the leader.', 'The Friendship Dance is lots of fun. If you are not friends before the dance, you will be afterwards!', 'The Chief Vann House was part of a large plantation.', 'Our second stop on the tour was the Chief Vann House, just a short distance from New Echota.', 'The Chief Vann House was known as the \"Showplace of the Cherokee Nation,\" yet the Vann family was forced out to move to Oklahoma like most everyone else.', 'This photo shows one of the bedrooms at the Chief Vann House.', 'The dining room of the Chief Vann House was quite elegant, especially for its time.', 'Outside the Vann House were some cabins that represent typical Cherokee homes of the early 1800s.', 'Most Cherokee families of the time lived in homes much like this one.', 'Richie Bottchenbaugh was the emcee, singer, and drummer for the pow wow dance demonstration that opened the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference in Atlanta.', 'The dancers drew attention walking through the Omni Hotel to the dance location in one of the ballrooms. Here some of the dancers participate in the Grand Entry.', 'Pow wow dancers included Kim Bottchenbaugh, dressed for women\'s traditional, Kele Crisp, dressed for women\'s buckskin, and Little Richie Bottchenbaugh, dressed for grass dancing, wait to demonstrate for the audience. All three are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Kele was the reigning Teen Miss Cherokee.', 'Here Kele Crisp, now dressed for the fancy shawl dance, and Beaver Grant, dressed for the men\'s fancy dance, wait with Little Richie Bottchenbaugh to dance for the audience.', 'Beaver Grant watches as Little Richie Bottchenbaugh begins the men\'s grass dance demonstration.', 'Little Richie Bottchenbaugh is an expert grass dancer!', 'Beaver Grant, dressed for the men\'s fancy dance, watches as Larry Wright demonstrates the men\'s traditional style of dance. Larry is the tribal chairman for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.', 'Larry Wright, tribal chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, demonstrates the men\'s traditional style of dance.', 'Kele Crisp, Beaver Grant, Sherry Finchum, and Kim Bottchenbaugh wait their turn to dance. Sherry and Kim are preparing to dance women\'s traditional style.', 'Beaver Grant demonstrates the men\'s fancy dance.', 'Little Richie Bottchenbaugh and his mother Kim Bottchenbaugh lead the two-step, a fun audience participation dance.', 'Larry Wright joins the two-step.', 'Mark and Sherry Finchum get into the fun of the two-step, followed by Sid Golston, NCSS president and her dance partner.', 'Mark Finchum, chair of the NCSS \"Teaching American Indian History, Culture, and Current Events community,\" speaks to the audience.', 'Mark Finchum and Beaver Grant flank Blake Wile from Canada, a member of the \"Teaching American Indian History, Culture, and Current Events\" community of teachers in the National Council for the Social Studies.', 'Mark Finchum is introducing Cherokee Nation Chief Chad Smith.', 'Chad Smith, Chief of the Cherokee Nation, poses with Frances Hagemann, member of the NCSS \"Teaching American Indian History, Culture, and Current Events\" community, Mark Finchum, chair of the community, and Sherry Finchum.' );
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