(photo: The survey of Wha-ya-kah’s 640-acre reserve on Cullowhee Creek) Wha-ya-kah (Grass Grows) [properly Uyegi ᎤᏰᎩ, transl.: There’s Grass Growing Here] In 1819, the...
Wha-ya-kah (Grass Grows)
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Hog Bite and Nickowee
(photo: Sand Town Sign Dedication, June 3, 2023, at St. John's Episcopal Church) Some Cherokee elders or the infirmed did not remove with most of the Eastern Cherokees....
Tribal Museum Shares Cherokee Perspectives on the American Revolution
CHEROKEE, NC: On Tuesday, March 17, Museum of the Cherokee People (MotCP) opens ᏧᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏁᎦ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᎴᎬ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏒᎲᎢ Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the...
NCTOTA Co-Sponsors Lecture by Dr. Stuart Marshall
On March 25, 2025, NCTOTA partnered with the Qualla Boundary Historical Society and the Museum of the Cherokee People to host a lecture by Dr. Stuart Marshall entitled...
Cherokee History & Stories with Kathi Littlejohn
Museum of the Cherokee People welcomes storyteller and historian Kathi Littlejohn (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) for Cherokee History & Stories, a free...
2025 Remember the Removal Ride EBCI Candidates Chosen
According to the Cherokee One Feather, “The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has selected six tribal members to join riders from the Cherokee Nation in June 2025...
New Exhibit at Red Clay State Park
A ribbon cutting was held for Red Clay State Park’s new artificial intelligence (AI) exhibit during the 27th Annual National Trail of Tears Conference. According...