Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer was born in North Carolina at a time when Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools, as part of a national effort to assimilate them into mainstream ...

ART LESSONS: Tara McCoy demonstrates shaping pottery using Cherokee tools and techniques with a class of UNC Asheville students. Photo courtesy of Kilyne Oocumma/The Center for Native Health Potter ...

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 ...

Levi West is a potter who begins with the ground itself — the earth. He has been researching sites around Cherokee towns where his ancestors would have harvested clay for pottery. But even when he ...

This is a selection from a conversation during the Appalachian Studies Conference at BPR’s Listening Lounge at Western Carolina University. A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens ...

In 2022, staff at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal historic preservation office identified over 200 sacred or funerary objects in the Museum of the Cherokee People that should not be ...

Travelers on iconic Route 66 now have a new stop to add to their itinerary with the opening of the Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center. Named in honor of the late Cherokee National ...