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Levern Hamlin scrapbook
Levern Hamlin scrapbook
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By JOE JENNINGS Former Treasurer Cherokee Historical Association herokee today... It is not surprising to those who know the Cherokee people and their land well, that however far across the world Cherokees may roam, nearly all of them eventually return to the mountains of North Carolina. Indians are traditionally less preoccupied than white people with piling up possesions and getting ahead of other people. Cherokees leave good jobs and creature comforts to come back to the high mountains, the clean air, the lush vegetation, the fast flowing streams and their own way of life where everyone is called by his first name and a man is judged by what he is and not by what he owns. No one is rich, most people are poor, but the life of the poorest is not very different from the life of the well-to-do. The Cherokees live along the creeks and in the coves, and many homes are tucked away in the mountains where only a trail can reach them. Every home has its own vegetable garden and patch of corn. Hillsides are planted which are so steep that no lowlander would believe it possible to cultivate them. Now that most of the best timber has been cut from their holdings the Cherokees farm more than they used to. The application of better agricultural methods, use of better farm equipment and the presence of a good market close at hand have combined to make the farmers more prosperous than formerly. Through the co-operation of the Cherokee Historical Association and the U. S. Indian Service, the Cherokee farmers now have an attractive roadside market house where they sell vegetables and fruits in season, eggs, butter, honey, nuts and other products of their field and farms. Cherokee homes are of frame or log and contain from one to four or more rooms, depending not so much on the size of the family as on the family income and whether or not the head of the family considers plenty of room important. In some homes the furniture is scant and primitive, in others modern furnishings, electrical appliances, radios and even television sets are in use. The mode of life of the Indians is much the same as that of the rural white people of the area, though there are some differences. Certain traditional Cherokee foods, such as bean bread, chestnut bread, hominy, pickled beans, and sochan greens, are still found on their dinner tables, and there are a few old customs, such as carrying babies on their mother's back, to which the more conservative Indians cling. Many of the people speak the Cherokee language and some can even read and write it. On the Qualla Boundary, which is the main tract of the Cherokee Reservation, there are twenty-five or more churches, nearly all of which are served by Indian pastors. Baptists far out-number the other denominations. Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians and Latter Day Saints maintain missions among the Cherokees and provide white preachers for the mission churches. The Cherokees love to sing the hymns found in the "shaped note" song hooks popular throughout the southern mountains. All day singings are frequent; truck loads of singers from various communities meet at appointed churches to sing, sometimes singing all day and enjoying picnic lunches on the grounds. Cherokees swim, hunt and fish a great deal, and enjoy basketball, football, and Softball as well as Cherokee stick ball. This summer there are five Softball teams, one in each of the Reservation communities, sponsored by the communities Clubs. These five teams together with two teams from near by towns have formed a Softball league and games are played on Monday and Thursday nights on the ball field of the Cherokee School all summer. A Softball league for women and girls is also being formed. The Cherokee people are very skillful with their hands. The baskets made by the Cherokees are excellent in design and workmanship, their unglazed pottery is original and interesting, and the small amount of glazed pottery they make is attractive. Baskets, pottery, lovely hand woven articles of linen and wool, braided and woven rugs, furniture and wood carving, bead work, art metal work, silver jewelry, and curios of all kinds are among the Cherokee products sold in the Reservation craft shops. The Qualla Arts and Crafts Co-operative, with a membership restricted to Cherokee craftspeople, was organized with the help of the Indian Service, for the purpose of maintaining high standards of workmanship and promoting the sale of Cherokee handicrafts. This co-operative which did a $22,000 business last year operates its own sales room at Boundary Tree. Goods roads, beautiful scenery, ideal climate, proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the presence of the Indians themselves combine to bring many thousands of people through the Cherokee Reservation each year. These visitors provide a ready market for the farm products and handicrafts of the Cherokees. The policy of the local Indian Service has been to encourage and help the Indian people to use their own resources for their own benefits. At present all of the motor courts on the Reservation are owned and operated by Cherokees. Most of the craft shops, restaurants, filling stations and other businesses of the Reservation are also owned by Cherokee. The Boundary Tree Motor Court, which consists of a lodge with dining room, cottages for guests, craft sales room and filling station is owned and operated by the Cherokees as a tribe. It was built almost entirely by Cherokee workmen and has been operated successfully since 1948. In spite of all the recent progress made by the Cherokees there are still families, particularly those living in inaccessible situations, who have not been reached by the opportunities available to others and who are greatly in need of rehabilitation. The United States Indian Service maintains an Indian Agency on the Reservation. The purpose of this organization is to improve the social and economic condition of the Indians. To accomplish these ends certain important services are provided free of charge by the government to the Cherokees; namely a well organized school system, a health division, a road division, forestry service, agriculture extension and soil conservation services. About 100 civil service employees are stationed on the Reservation. The Superintendent of the Cherokee Agency is responsible for the administration of all of the government services on the Reservation. His position is comparable to that of a city manager. The government maintains at Cherokee a modern 25-hed hospital where Cherokees can obtain medical care and hospitalization free of charge. Government buses transport Indian children to and from the Indian schools and every child attending them receives a free noonday meal on school days. The Cherokee Indian High School which is accredited by the state of North Carolina, offers in addition to the usual four years of academic work excellent vocational courses for both girls and hoys. The boys may take vocational agriculture, building trades or auto mechanics. The girls are offered courses in home making and various crafts. Both sexes may take typing and handicrafts. Thirty-one
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This 42-page scrapbook was put together by Levern Hamlin, a Roanoke, Virginia native who moved to Cullowhee, North Carolina in 1957 to attend Western Carolina College. Levern Hamlin was not only the first African American to attend Western Carolina College but the first African American admitted to a North Carolina state college. As a speech therapist practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hamlin decided to further her training in special education through the college’s graduate division. The scrapbook begins with Hamlin’s account of her arrival at WCC on June 11, 1957 and includes numerous clippings describing the significance of her enrollment. The scrapbook contains entries from her summer semester at WCC extending to July 20th, 1957 when she arrived back at her home in Virginia. Hamlin had previously attained a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Virginia’s Hampton Institute in 1956. Also included are pamphlets and clippings at the end of the scrapbook.
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Western Carolina University: Making Memories
