North Carolina Trail of Tears Association
Recent Events
Wha-ya-kah (Grass Grows)
(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...
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....
Partner Spotlight: Mainspring Conservation Trust
Nestled within some of the oldest mountains on earth, the Southern Blue Ridge is steeped in beauty, history and extraordinarily diverse tree species and aquatic life....
NCTOTA Hosts Chapter Meeting in Snowbird
NCTOTA met on Saturday, May 15th at the Snowbird Cultural and Language Office in Robbinsville, NC. Featured speakers were Angelina Jumper and Cree Rockwood presenting...
NCTOTA Merchandise Now Available!
In addition to the printed booklet, A Guide to the Trail of Tears in North Carolina: Removal, Resistance, and Revival, NCTOTA is now offering hats and stickers. These...
Potters Visit Siler-Jones House, Trail of Tears Witness Structure
On March 18, 2026, Mainspring Conservation Trust hosted members of its Cultural Heritage Committee, as well as potters Levi West and Bonnie Claxton, at the Siler-Jones...
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...
Fall NCTOTA Chapter Meeting Held at Mission Farm
The NCTOTA Fall Chapter Meeting was held on November 1, 2025. NCTOTA member Dianne Wells graciously hosted the group at Mission Farm in Murphy, North Carolina. A...
28th National Trail of Tears Association Conference & Symposium
Several NCTOTA members attended the 28th National Trail of Tears Association Conference & Symposium held September 29-October 1, 2025, in Springfield, MO. Chuck...
Dr. Brett Riggs Becomes Honorary Member of the EBCI
On August 7, the EBCI Tribal Council declared Dr. Brett Riggs an honorary member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for his forty years of “leading archaeology...
Summer NCTOTA Chapter Meeting Held in Cherokee County
Several members, including President Sue Abram, VP Carmaleta Monteith, and Directors Tom Hatley, Dawn Arneach, and Angelina Jumper, represented NCTOTA at the 14th...
Research Committee Continues Its Records Digitization Project
Members of the Research Committee recently spent a week at the National Archives in Washington DC digitizing original records of the Cherokee Removal. Robin Swayney and...