Cherokee – Page 5 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Emma Garrett

Emma Jackson Garrett made river cane baskets, the oldest basketry tradition among the Cherokee. Only...

Virgil Crowe demonstrates woodcarving. His work includes dance and ceremonial masks, clan masks, and bird...

Bill Crowe comes from a family of talented, traditional carvers. He carves masks and other...

Jean Bushyhead provides Cherokee language resource materials for the classroom and information on the Eastern...

Eddie Bushyhead is a musician who makes and plays the rivercane flute, a traditional instrument...

Walker Calhoun, respected Cherokee elder, sang the traditional sacred dance songs of the Cherokee, and...

The Ani-Kuwih, or Mulberry, Dancers perform traditional Cherokee dances, demonstrate blowguns, and can give Cherokee...

Davy Arch tells Cherokee stories, presents lectures on Cherokee history and culture, and demonstrates carving,...

Lloyd Arneach tells stories to audiences of all ages. His personal style enlivens stories from...