John Green was an archeologist and Cherokee descendant specializing in the study of Native American tribes from the Souther Appalachian region. In this interview he discusses the culture and lifestyle of Ashe County's earliest inhabitants.
- Newspaper Article
A newspaper article detailing an archealogical dig conducted by John Green and his students.
Index of Topics
Part 1
0:29 Relationship with Native Americans
2:19 The Cherokee during the Revolutionary period
7:50 Diary discussing peace treaty
10:40 Directing field activities
11:30 Discovering Native Maps and writings
13:00 Talking about Cherokee War Chief
15:35 Staying in Cherokee Nation
16:17 Uses of Archeological finds
18:00 The Great Burial Mound
19:10 Resignation
Part 2
00:47 Visits to Southeast Asia
2:07 Travels in China
4:24 Contact with Missionaries
8:06 Returning to the U.S.
13:49 Starting a farm
17:54 Settlements and timber extraction
Part 3
00:20 Concerns over dam construction
1:14 Tribal Council's attitude
2:09 TVA attitude
7:52 Personal views on the dam construction
11:00 Copeland Mine and destruction of Native Artifacts
14:03 Concerns about environmental destruction
15:16 Preserving endangered species
Part 4
NOTE: Part 4 is a duplicate of Part 1
Part 5
1:48 Arranging Meeting between Natives and TVA
4:33 Things that assisted preservation
5:08 problems faced when fighting the dam
10:00 introduction of New Testament
10:16 Cherokees accepting bible
11:58 Eye injury while working in Nashville
16:20 Indian beliefs in Creator
Part 6
0:00 Natives using mountains for direction
1:52 Questions about permanence of Cherokee settlements
4:00 Indian artifacts
5:42 Using landmarks for navigation
6:24 Origins of Cherokee culture
8:00 Life before European settlement
9:01 Paleo Period
9:28 Archaic Period
11:59 Mound Builder period
14:13 Ice Age
John Green Part 7
00:55 Making and Using blowguns
2:57 Creating poisons
5:52 Beliefs about Great Spirit
8:54 Conversion to Christianity