Posts tagged Cherokee

Today, we’re going to be stepping out of East Tennessee and heading into Western North Carolina. Growing up in North Carolina, I know there are …

As we know, numerous folklore tales and traditions heard in the Appalachian Mountains come from the native peoples. Today, we’re going to discuss the rich …

Every culture has its own ways of warning children to stay out of the woods and away from danger. One tale from the Cherokee tribe …

Appalachian folklore is one of the detailed folklores that the world has come to know. Many of these tales originate from indigenous cultures and explain …

I want to share a park that brings me much joy. It is Lakeshore Park Conservancy in Knoxville, Tennessee. I resisted going there for months …

Generations of traditional culture met on ETSU’s campus during the annual Native American Festival held in the Quad on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. Native …

On Sept. 20-21, ETSU held its annual Native American Festival in the quad, providing the community the opportunity to learn about a different culture. This …

What do you get when you mix a Cherokee-Choctaw mother, a gospel-singing black father, youth spent in the coal country of Kentucky, “gritty” teenage years …

East Tennessee State University’s Slocumb Galleries hosts Cherokee artist Jeff Marley’s exhibit “Decolonial Identity.” The ETSU Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership …