Chapter 3: The Snowbird Cherokee | Periscope

Only a few Cherokee escaped the Indian Removal Act. Those who remained found safe hiding places in the remote mountains and valleys of Appalachia. Today, the Snowbird community is home to many descendants of these Cherokee.

Map: Qualla, Tomotla, and Snowbird are the three major tribal communities for Cherokee in North Carolina.

Standards

• 4.1.CE Identify the effects of changing economic systems on the diverse populations in British North America.
• This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the geographic and human factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s distinct social and economic system as influenced by British Barbados.
  • This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into Native American civilizations and cultures prior to European contact and their interactions with Europeans during the period of settlement and colonization, including their efforts to preserve the
• 8.3 Demonstrate an understanding of conflict and compromise in South Carolina, the Southern region, and the United States as a result of sectionalism between the period 1816–1865.
  • 8.3.CC