Explore Georgia’s Ancient History through the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources’
Film and Videa Series or a trip to one of
Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites.

Walking in the
Wisdom of the Past
(Film and Video Series)
This is a video created to provide a blend of history and current-day Native American cultural information for schools. This program includes field trips to Georgia’s historical Native American sites, museums and Indian festivals. It includes interviews with Native Americans and primitive skill demonstrators. It emphasizes respect for the environment as well as respect for the creation of the earth.

Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park
(Ancient Indian Mounds and Interpretive Center)
Located in Blakely, Georgia, Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park contains seven mounds which were build during the 12th and 13th centuries by the Swift Creek and Weeden Island Indians. The mounds include Georgia’s oldest great temple mound, two burial mounds and four ceremonial mounds. The Kolomoki museum interprets the mounds and the Woodland Period of Georgia’s Ancestors. Kolomoki offers a learning experience from one of Georgia’s oldest archaeological sites. Call 229-724-2150

The Southeastern Indians
(Film and Vide Series-Includes Lesson Plan)
This award-winning film takes students on a trip through the rise and the fall of the Southeastern Indians’ ancient cultures. For thousands of years, a series of vast and complex civilizations arose and then vanished in the woodlands of the Southeastern United States. This program tells the story.

Etowah Indian Mounds
(Tallest Indian Mounds in the Southeast)
Located in northwest Georgia near Cartersville is a fortified aboriginal center that was the home to several thousand people more than 400 years ago. The museum is closed for renovations but the mounds are open daily except Mondays. Group rates are available with advance notice.
For more informationcall 770-387-3747

Patterns of Change
(Film and Video Series)
Our historic resources are important, not simply because they are old, but because they contain so many memories of the way we, as a people, have lived. This program tells the story of a number of communities and their commitment to preserving the past..