The proposal approved by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council to restore the name of Clingmans Dome to the mountain’s original name of Kuwohi (the Cherokee word for “mulberry”) is one of the ...
Each second Monday of October is recognized across the nation as Indigenous Peoples Day, a day to celebrate the Indigenous ...
PAGE TURNER: Shortly after its June 1903 publication, The Asheville Citizen ran several excerpts from William W. Stringfield's booklet on the history of North Carolina's Cherokee Indians. “Too little ...
The Cherokee language is the heart of who we are as a people. This shared mission was at the center of our recent Seventh ...
As enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the officers of Digali’i, Western Carolina University’s Native American student organization, we take great pride in the culture and ...
LIVING HISTORY: Executive Director Shana Bushyhead Condill says leading the Museum of the Cherokee Indian feels like coming home. Photo by Kristy M. Herron Growing up, Shana Bushyhead Condill ...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., presents Cherokee Days, a free three-day festival featuring storytelling, films, dance, music, family activities and ...
There’s a long and deep history of museums across the United States and elsewhere unethically collecting and showing art and artifacts from other cultures. It might surprise some to learn that until ...
November is Native American Heritage Month across the country, but so much history related to tribal communities is right here in Tennessee. The history of the commemoration is relatively new, while ...
You can’t get any closer to the sun in Tennessee than when you stand atop Clingmans Dome, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s jewel topped by an observation tower along the state line. From the ...
After a hiatus due to the Covid crisis, in-person events are now scheduled for the museums in New York and Washington D.C. Dennis Zotigh “Attending Cherokee days was a great opportunity for me to ...
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