The Oconaluftee village was opened in 1952 as a living history museum of Cherokee culture operated by the Cherokee Historical Association. It functions as an authentic replica of a Cherokee village circa 1750. Cherokee crafts people demonstrate traditional Cherokee arts and methods of survival, including: basket weaving, blowgun shooting, arrow making, and even how canoes
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Kituwah Mound
Kituhwa Mound is a sacred and incredibly historic site to the Cherokee. This mound once sat at the center of the first Cherokee village — Kituhwa, which is often referred to as the “mother town of the Cherokee.” Archaeologists date the site back to nearly 10,000 years ago. Originally 15 to 20 feet tall, the
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome towers at 6,643 feet and stands as the highest point in the Smoky Mountains National Park, the highest point along the Appalachian Trail, the highest point in Tennessee, and the second highest point east of the Mississippi river. The Cherokee know the mountain as Kuwahi or Mulberry Place and consider it a sacred
Cherokee, North Carolina
Cherokee, North Carolina is the capital of Qualla Boundary, home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – a federally-recognized tribe of more than 12,500. Qualla Boundary is nestled in the Great Smoky range of the Appalachian Mountains, the , with land in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians