50 Fascinating Facts About Cherokee Culture & History

Cherokee meeting the British at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee NC

[Updated 5/27/2022] Before Europeans settlers began spreading throughout the southeastern United States, the Cherokee were the dominant Native American tribe in the Blue Ridge Mountains for centuries. Cultivating a rich culture of spirituality, storytelling, language, art, and a deep respect for the Earth, the Cherokee people thrived well into the late 18h century. By the early … Read more

Exploring Oconaluftee Indian Village & Visitor Center in Cherokee NC

Bull Elk in Cherokee North Carolina (1 of 1)

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians strongly resisted the Indian Removal Act of 1830, even as many other Native American tribes were forced westward and out of their own established lands. After the signing of the Treaty of New Echota, thousands of the Cherokee people who walked the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma died. The rest resettled … Read more