Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer was born in North Carolina at a time when Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools, as part of a national effort to assimilate them into mainstream ...

ART LESSONS: Tara McCoy demonstrates shaping pottery using Cherokee tools and techniques with a class of UNC Asheville students. Photo courtesy of Kilyne Oocumma/The Center for Native Health Potter ...

After a hiatus due to the Covid crisis, in-person events are now scheduled for the museums in New York and Washington D.C. Dennis Zotigh “Attending Cherokee days was a great opportunity for me to ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will hold Cherokee Days Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This free event showcases the shared history and ...

Levi West is a potter who begins with the ground itself — the earth. He has been researching sites around Cherokee towns where his ancestors would have harvested clay for pottery. But even when he ...

In 2022, staff at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal historic preservation office identified over 200 sacred or funerary objects in the Museum of the Cherokee People that should not be ...

Native American pottery is more than art—it’s a living link to heritage, land, and community. From ancient hand-coiling to modern innovations, each vessel carries stories across generations. Today’s ...

This is a selection from a conversation during the Appalachian Studies Conference at BPR’s Listening Lounge at Western Carolina University. A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens ...