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Birds of the Cherokee Nation

These 8 images are taken from watercolor originals. The 8 images show: hawk, hummingbird, mockingbird, summer tanger, morning dove, snowbird, kingfisher. and flicker.  (The back of each card has the name of the bird, name in Cherokee, and the Cherokee pronunciation.)

Boxed with 9 envelopes. $20 per package.
Each set contains all 8 birds.

Hawk

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
HAWKᏔᏬᏗ    tawodi

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Crow

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
CROWAᎦ    koga

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Hummingbird

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
HUMMINGBIRDᏣᎴᎳ    walela

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Kingfisher

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
KINGFISHERᏣᎶᎯ    tsalohi

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Mockingbird

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
MOCKINGBIRDᏩᏚᏰᎳ    wạdụyela

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Morning Dove

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
MORNING DOVEᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯ
gu-le-di-a-go-ni-hi

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Snow Bird

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
SNOWBIRD  SᏗ    tu-di


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Summer Tanger

Watercolor birds of the Cherokee NationBelow is the name of the bird on the front image with Cherokee word and pronunciation.
SUMMER TANGER
ᏗᎴᎩ ᎦᏃᎯᎵᎩ  di-le-gi ga-no-hi-li-gi

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The Horse Balloon

This is one of the first series he did…American Indians in hot air balloons. He lethis fantasy take over with his “what if?” idea. If Indians could sew skins tightly enough to make waterproof canoes, why could they not create hot air balloons from skins? Thus, are his innovative “Indians Float the World” series depicting those of Woodland creatures as hot air balloons.

Tricia

This last series is, of course, dinosaurs….this is his version of theTriceratops.

The Poodle

This is one of the second series he developed….with humans and dogs. Each has an American Indian riding on a favorite breed of dog.  The legend behind this series is that dogs were living apart from humans and were often in the wild dark and cold. One day the mother of the dog clan came to the humans and said that they were tired of this life and wanted to come live with the humans. In exchange the dogs promised to love and protect the humans forever. So when you think you’ve picked your dog companion, the dog really picked you. 

The Elephant

This is one of the third series where Indians are on the back of more exotic animals.

The Frog

This is one of the third series with Indians on the back of common creatures. 

The Hippo

This is one of the third series where Indians are on the back of more exotic Animals.

The Ant

All creatures include the insect world. We often forget all of the benefits to humans that insects give us. Here each Indian is riding on the back of an insect that does bring benefits to humans.

The Bassett

This is one of the second series he developed….with humans and dogs. Each has an American Indian riding on a favorite breed of dog.  The legend behind this series is that dogs were living apart from humans and were often in the wild dark and cold. One day the mother of the dog clan came to the humans and said that they were tired of this life and wanted to come live with the humans. In exchange the dogs promised to love and protect the humans forever. So when you think you’ve picked your dog companion, the dog really picked you.

The Caterpillar

All creatures include the insect world. We often forget all of the benefits to humans that insects give us. Here each Indian is riding on the back of an insect that does bring benefits to humans.