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  • A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art

    Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art features over 50 works of art in a variety of media by 30+ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee Nation artists. The exhibition highlights the use of the written Cherokee language, a syllabary developed by Cherokee innovator Sequoyah (circa 1776–1843). Cherokee syllabary is frequently found in […]

  • Language & Identity: Methods of Revitalization

    Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee, NC, United States

    Join Cherokee language instructors as they consider methods for revitalization––and the urgent need to put those methods into practice. Panelists:  Landon French, David Jumper, Kelly Murphy Landon French Landon French lives in the Yellowhill community in Cherokee, North Carolina. He is currently the first grade teacher at New Kituwah Academy, a Cherokee language immersion school. This […]

  • Art, Language, & Culture

    Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee, NC, United States

    How can language influence art? Award-winning Cherokee and EBCI visual artists share how the Cherokee language and syllabary inform and inspire their work. Panelists: Roy Boney, Jeff Edwards, John Henry Gloyne, Keli Gonzalez Roy Boney, Jr. Roy Boney, Jr. (Cherokee Nation) is from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and currently resides in Tahlequah. He is an award-winning multimedia […]

  • Winter Lecture Series: Cultural Preservation

    ONLINE EVENT - VIRTUAL

    MEET THE PANELIST: Tonya E. Carroll was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina. She studied American History and Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, where she also earned her master’s degree in Public History. In 2016, her passion for her community and Cherokee history and culture made becoming the Department Manager of the Ray […]

  • Cherokee Art and Storytelling

    Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    Join us for an artful afternoon! In conjunction with A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art, we welcome Sarah Thompson, Jarrett Wildcatt, and exhibition artists Tara McCoy and Mary Thompson. Drop in to enjoy artist demonstrations in pottery and basket weaving, traditional storytelling and flute, and a slideshow presentation on Cherokee heritage and culture. All […]

  • Away From Home

    Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee, NC, United States

    Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse tribes—in distant, residential boarding schools. Many were forcibly taken from their families and communities and stripped of all signs of “Indianness,” even forbidden to speak […]

  • The Museum of the Cherokee Indian Presents: Disruption Exhibit

    Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee, NC, United States

    The Museum of the Cherokee Indian (MCI) opens Disruption, an art intervention of the Museum’s permanent exhibition. Featuring works by 36 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee Nation, Disruption is an artists’ response to the removal of funerary and culturally sensitive objects from public view. Located on the Qualla […]

  • The Way We Connect with the World

    The Way We Connect with the World

    Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

    In its third year, Museum of the Cherokee People's signature event highlights Native pop culture and showcases timely perspectives for Cherokee people, primarily by Cherokee people. These community-centered events put Native self-representation in the spotlight and uplift creative work that explores identity through artistic expressions in film, music, visual art, and more. This year's event […]

  • Museum of the Cherokee People

    Confluence: An Indigenous Writers’ Workshop

    Museum of the Cherokee People 598 Tsali Blvd., NC, Cherokee, NC, United States

    Save the date! Confluence: An Indigenous Writers’ Workshop returns for its second year. Created in partnership with author and MotCP board member Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), the series of workshops offers citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians access to high-quality writing instruction from the world’s top Indigenous writers at no cost. Two […]

  • The Ani and Wanei Culture Fest

    Hickory Nut Gap 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview, NC, United States

    A cultural extravaganza mingling Cherokee and Appalachian artisans, performers, and foods! This is a free event for cultural celebration and a new trail kiosk dedication. It is located at Hickory Nut Gap Farm.  The festival will include: Live entertainment including: An indigenous flute performance and storytelling by Jarrett Wildcat, the Igali Puppet Performers sharing Cherokee language, […]

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