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Raven Mockers | Cherokee Folklore - Inktober Art Print - Etsy

Meet the oldest piece of Cherokee beadwork in our museum’s collection. Most historic Cherokee beadwork is held in collections around the world, far from our homelands, but this one-of-a-kind sash is here on the Qualla Boundary and accessible to our community through a purchase made possible through funding from Cherokee Preservation Foundation. In this deep dive, Director of Collections & Exhibitions Evan Mathis and Director of Education Dakota Brown (EBCI) explain the significance of this piece

Vowel sounds and alphabetic spellings of Cherokee language Each vowel has a long value and a short value. Each vowel has a high pitch value and a low pitch value. This is a simplified presentation to introduce the general vowel qualities and the spellings. Cut and paste to your notebooks Vowels Ꭰ, Ꭱ, Ꭲ, Ꭳ, Ꭴ, Ꭵ ᎠᎨᏯ agehya woman ᎠᏍᎦᏯ asgaya man ᎡᏆ egwa big, it/he/she ᎡᏙᎭ edoha he/she is there; she/he is walking around ᎢᎦ iga noon ᎢᎾᏓ inada snake ᎣᏏᏊ osgigwu just fine ᎣᏍᏓ osda good ᎤᏬᏚᎯ uwoduhi sh