Easy to Use Cherokee Dictionary
by Prentice Robinson
pub. Cherokee Language and Culture
©1996
ISBN: not given
Cherokee
English Dictionary
by Durbin Felings
pub. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
©1975
ISBN: not given
Printed by Heritage Printing in Talequah, OK
Beginning Cherokee
by Ruth Bradley Holmes and Betty Sharp Smith
pub. University of Oklahoma Press
©1976
ISBN: 0-8061-1463-0
Cherokee
Words With Pictures
by Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey
pub. Not Given
©1972
ISBN 9998290864
Library of Congress card catalog number 72-76716
How to Talk Trash in Cherokee
Cherokee by John Oocumma
English by Don Grooms
pub. Downhome Publishing Company
©1989
ISBN Not Given
Aunt
Mary, Tell Me a Story : A Collection of Cherokee Legends & Tales
by Mary R. Galloway, and Mary U. Chiltoskey
Illustrated by John B. Galloway
ISBN 0962863009
Here is a list of titles published by
Cherokee Publications
P.O. Box 430
Cherokee, NC 28719
(704) 488-8856
Seven
Clans of the Cherokee Society
by Marcelina Reed
ISBN 0-935741-17-8.
The
Cherokee Past and Present
by J. Ed. Sharpe
ISBN 0-935741-04-6.
Cherokee
Legends and the Trail of Tears adapted by Thomas Bryan
Underwood,
ISBN 0-935741-00-3.
Story of
the Cherokee People
by Tom B. Underwood
ISBN0935741-01-1.
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Cherokee
Connections: An introduction to genealogical sources pertaining to Cherokee
ancestors
by Myra Vanderpool Gormley
ISBN 1-886952-55-3
Published by Family Historian Books
404 Tule Lake Road
Tacoma WA 98444-1952
Phone: 1-800-535-0118 and 206-535-0108
The
Cherokees, a Critical Bibliography
by Raymond D. Fogelson
ISBN 0253313465
Call # z1210.c46 f64
I have not read this book.
Mankiller : A Chief and Her People
by Wilma Pearl Mankiller, 1945- with Michael Wallis
ISBN 0312098685
Call # e99.c5 m335 1993
I have not read this book. But I am going to be Very soon. I hear
that it is a wonderful biography.
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Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey Along the Trail of Cherokee Tears
by Jerry Ellis
ISBN 038530448x
Call # e99.c5 e484 1991
A very good book about Jerry Ellis' walking journey along the
Trail of Tears. This book is written in an easy to read narrative style, with
humor, insight and touching emotion. I highly recommend it. There are maps on
the lining papers.
Cherokee Sunset : A Nation Betrayed
by Samuel Carter III
ISBN: 0385067356.
“I thought it was a pretty good account of history, much
better than what I ever learned in school.” Says Linda, who sent me this
source.
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Sent to me by Keith Townson.....
Cherokee
Roots, Volume 1: Eastern...
by Bob Blankenship
ISBN 0-9633774-1-8
Cherokee
Roots, Volume 2: Western...
by Bob Blankenship
ISBN 0-9633774-2-6
Cherokee
Roots, vol. I & II (Set)
ISBN 0-9633774-0-X
These next five books go together, and though they aren't
specific to Cherokees, I highly recommend them for their beauty and their
information. They are published by Chronicle Books in San Francisco, CA.
The
Spirit of Native America: Beauty and Mysticism in American Indian Art
by Anna Lee Walters
ISBN 0-87701-515-5
Dancing
Colors: Paths of Native American Women
ISBN 0-8118-0165-9
Becoming Brave: The Path to Native American Manhood
Laine Thom (compiler)
ISBN 0-8118-0163-2
Dolls
and Toys of Native America; A Journey Through Childhood
ISBN 0-8118-0570-0
In
the Spirit of Mother Earth : Nature in Native American Art
ISbn 0-8118-0501-8
These five books are very beautifully put together, they are
visually stunning. I recommend them especially for teachers as a resource for
the classroom.
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And Still the Waters Run
by Angie DeBebo
ISBN 0691005788
Fire
and the Spirits: Cherokee Law from Clan to Court
by Richard Strickland
ISBN 0806116196
Trail
of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
by John Ehle
ISBN 0385239548
Sent to me by Ann "Sky Eyes" Monken who has a large
personal library (in my terms) and has been doing tribal research for 15+
years.
James
Mooney's History, Myths and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee
by James Mooney
ISBN 0914875191
Recommended by Joey Burgess who picked it up at the Museum of the Cherokee
Indian in Cherokee, NC.
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These next 5 books were sent to me by Red Otter, the comments are hers.
How
Rabbit Tricked Otter (and other Cherokee Trickster Stories)
by Gayle Ross; Illustrated by Murv Jacob.
ISBN 0060212853
This is an excellent book for teachers and all storytellers. The illustrations
are beautiful and fit the stories wonderfully.
The Cherokee People
by Thomas E. Mails
ISBN 1569247625
This book is chock full of the history of the Cherokee from the very earliest
times. I have yet to read completely throught the book but have found what I
have read to be very interesting. This is a book that is really a resource book
and not the type to just sit and read. I use it a lot just to compare things I
read in other books.
Myths
of the Cherokee
by James Mooney
ISBN 0486289079
This is more than just a book of legends and myths of the Cherokee people, but
also gives a lot of history regarding these stories and the Cherokee people.
Living
Stories of the Cherokee
collected and edited by Barbara R. Duncan
ISBN 0807847194
Ms. Duncan has done an outstanding job of collecting these stories from some
members of the Eastern Band of Cherokees. Included with the stories are brief
profiles of the storytellers and most importantly, Ms. Duncan has given a voice
to Cherokee story tellers to keep our stories and culture alive.
Walking
on the Wind : Cherokee Teachings for Healing Through Harmony and Balance
by J.T. Garrett and Michael Garrett
ISBN 1879181495
Medicine
of the Cherokee (Way of Right Relationship)
by J.T. Garrett and Michael Garrett
ISBN 1879181371
This is the best book [Red Otter has] found giving meaning to the Medicine
Wheel (Circle of Life) from a Cherokee perspective.
This is the last of the 5 contributed by Red Otter, note I have received
feedback from a surfer pointing out to others that the Medicine Wheel is not
usually considered a traditional Cherokee element.
These next books are not specific to the Cherokee people, but
they are books I value having in my collection. Each has interesting stories to
tell and thoughts to share. Each also has stunning photography, indeed some of
them are vehicles for this photography, with only a bit of supporting text. All
of them are well done and enjoyable. They are in no particular order, other
then where they fell when stacked in my lap.
Strong
Hearts : Native American Visions and Voices
ISBN 0893816108
an Aperture publication
ISSN 0003-6420
American
Indians: The Lost Field Notes Franklin R. Johston
ISBN 1885440057
Native
Americans in Early Photographs
by Tom Robotham
ISBN 1571450084
Edward
S. Curtis (American Art)
by Barry Pritzker
ISBN 0517069814
Wisdom's
Daughters : Conversations With Women Elders of Native America
by Steve Wall
ISBN 0060925612
Honor
Dance : Native American Photographs
by John Running
ISBN 874172772
I enjoy creating beadwork pieces, both for myself and as gifts,
the following books are great references for technique and design.
The
Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork
by Joel Monture
ISBN 0020664303
Indian
Bead Weaving Patterns
by Horace R. Goodhue
ISBN 0961350318
Indian Designs for Jewelry and Other Arts and Crafts
by Connie Asch
ISBN 0918080258
North
American Indian Design Coloring Book
Rendered for coloring by Paul E. Kennedy
ISBN 0486211258
You can find a longer list at
Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) page on
Cherokee resources which includes some comments about a few books I
don't have, and some further references for digital and audio resources.
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