| | Plants and the Cherokee |  | Director: Nancy Easterling
Actor: Jerry Wolfe; Walker Calhoun; Freeman Owle; Marie Junaluska; Nina Junaluska; Bo Taylor;
Studio: Laurel Hill Press
Category: DVD
Buy New: $19.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 90176
Format: Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 30 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 886220000033
EAN: 0886220000033
ASIN: B000ASKKGG
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Natives and flora December 11, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't remember this disc saying the well-known idea that Native American groups used all parts of animals and plants. In this documentary, it is discussed how bark, bulbs, and leaves helped the Cherokee with many ends. They didn't just think of flowers as something pretty to see. As an urban guy, I know the difference between a pine tree and a weeping willow, but every other tree is just a generic tree. This disc notes that trees can be differentiated by the shape of their leaves and even the bumps on their branches. Deep!
I do wish this disc focused more on the Cherokee themselves and less on plants. One Cherokee spoke the pre-colonial language, but so haltingly that I doubt the language has much of a future. He and another tribal member had thick Southern accents, demonstrating how the Cherokee lands lie in what post-Manifest Destiny Americans would see as the South. One also gets to see Cherokee writing in this disc. Please note: that nothing or little is said about West Coast Cherokees. I imagine that some of these plants in the lush, Southeast would not grow in the desert-filled West. That branch of the tribe may feel left out here.
This would be a good disc to show in junior high and elementary schools. Plant lovers may especially love this work.
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