Pensacola – A Muskogean word. Most likely, the name is a derivation of Pansfalaya, an Indian tribe. The Choctaw called them the "long-haired people." Steinhatchee.

Pensacola – A Muskogean word. Most likely, the name is a derivation of Pansfalaya, an Indian tribe. The Choctaw called them the "long-haired people." Steinhatchee -- The name is derived from the Muskogee "ak" (down), "isti" (man) and "hatchee" (creek). It means "dead man's creek." Tallahassee -- The name is derived from a Muskogee word meaning "old town." Weeki Wachee -- From the Muskogee words "wekiwa" (spring) and "chee" (little), the town's name means "little spring." Hialeah -- Of Muskogee origin "haiyakpo" (prairie) and "hili" (pretty), Hialeah means pretty prairie.

Hillsborough River or Locktsapopka -- The Indian name of the waterway came from the Muskogee "lokchia" (acorns) and "papka" (eating place) -- the place where the acorns are eaten. Homosassa -- The name comes from the Muskogee "homo" (pepper) and "sasi" (is there) -- the place where the wild pepper grows. Ocala -- The literal meaning of this Indian word is "heavily clouded," perhaps beyond discovery. Did you know there are 27 states that have Indian names? Can you think of any of them? http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/names/index.cfm

Bell Work Activity: Native American Place Names in Florida

States with Native American names• Alabama - Thicket Clearers• Alaska - Great Land• Arizona - Silver Slabs• Arkansas - Down Stream People• Connecticut - Upon The Long River• Dakota - Related People• Idaho - Sunrise, It Is Morning• Illinois - Men Or Great Men• Iowa - Drowsy People• Kansas - People Of The South Wind• Kentucky - Hunting Ground• Massachusetts - Great Hill• Michigan - Great Water• Minnesota - Sky Tinted Water• Mississippi - Father Of Water• Missouri - Long Canoe People

• Nebraska - Flat Water• New Mexico - Aztec God Mexitili• Ohio - Beautiful Valley• Oklahoma - Land Of The Red Man• Oregon - Beautiful Water• Tennessee - From Chief Tannassie• Texas - Tejas Or Allies• Utah – Those Who Dwell High Up• Wisconsin - Where Waters Gather• Wyoming - Great Plain

http://www.firstpeople.us/glossary/States-With-Indian-Names.html

1. Seminole2. Creek/Muskogee3. Choctaw4. Chickasaw5. Cherokee6. Quapaw7. Osage8. Illinois

Confederation

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The 1830s: The yellow portion shows the reduction in the land of the Native Americans just since the 1820s. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed for the forced removal of those Native Americans still remaining in the southeast area. The red lines show the various trails they took when they were forced to relocate to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma (a Choctaw work meaning land of the red man).

The Trail of Tears, “the Trail Where They Cried” – nu na hi du na tlo hi lu i – in Cherokee language, refers to Cherokee Removal, to their forced relocation in 1838, but the Cherokees were not the only Native Americans forced to emigrate as a result of the Indian Removal efforts of the United States.http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mapoftheunitedstates.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/trail_of_tears_map2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mapoftheunitedstates.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/trail-of-tears-

A Cherokee LegendThe Beginning of Time

The Great Spirit became lonely and took a seed from his pocket and held it between

his hands and blew his warm breath on it and our world began to form. As it grew

he added a pinch of sage to his hands and it became the land. While sitting there all

alone he cried a tear and it became the waters. As he looked at his creation he

knew it would need a caretaker, so he tossed it into the air and blew the winds

across it to hold it in place. He took a pinch of cedar and tossed it on to this new

world and it became the animals.

Seeing all this was good he reached into his pocket and withdrew the blue- corn

meal and tossed it onto the world and it became the grasses and plants.

The next day he entered this new world and named all the animals The Four- legs,

The Wing Ones and those that swam in the waters. Looking around he came to

understand there were no two legged one so he reached down and took a hand full

of earth and blew on it and it was the first human being.

This is how my grandmother told me about the coming of our world.http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheBeginningOfTime-Cherokee.html http://lostworlds.org/ocmulgee_videos.html

Traditional Northern Cherokee Warrior Dance

Group Activity #1

• Each group will have a packet of information about one of the five tribes that

were forced to move from their homes in the Trail of Tears.

• Your group’s job is to research about their culture and complete that portion

of your graphic organizer. Research for one tribe is already filled in as an

example.

• For each group, there should be: 4 Researchers to each complete information for 2 sections of the organizer

and share with the rest of the group. 1 Linguist to learn how to say hello in the language of the tribe and teach

it to the rest of the group

• Each member of the group should: Fill in his or her graphic organizer with the information your researchers

provide. Pick a colored square from the envelope. Two people may have the same

color.

Cherokee Morning Song

Group Activity #2

• When the teacher instructs you, you will regroup. Everyone with a yellow square gets together Everyone with a pink square gets together Everyone with a green square gets together Everyone with a purple square gets together

• In your new group, share what you have learned about the tribe you

researched with the others in the group.

• Write down the information needed to complete your graphic organizer.

Some answers will be the same for different tribes.

• When you are finished, everyone should have a completed graphic

organizer.

Hello in Tsalagi / Cherokee:Osiyo (oh-see-YOH)

Hello in Muskogee / Creek:

Hesci (heese-chee)

Hello in Choctaw:Halito (hah-lih-toh)

Hello in Chickasaw:Chokma (choke-mah)

Hello in Seminole (2 languages)

Muskogee - Istonko (iss-tone-koh) or Miccosukee - chehuntamo (chee-hun-tah-moh)

Match Tribe to Region

1. Seminole2. Creek/Muscogee3. Choctaw4. Chickasaw5. Cherokee