Nestled within the Smokies is one of the country's oldest tribal museums. Located on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, the tribal museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a new, vibrant look.

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 in Washington, D.C., presents Cherokee Days, a free three-day festival featuring storytelling, films, dance, music, family activities and ...

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 ...

Negotiated in 1835 by a small group of Cherokee citizens without legal standing, challenged by the majority of the Cherokee nation and their elected government, the Treaty of New Echota was used by ...

There’s a long and deep history of museums across the United States and elsewhere unethically collecting and showing art and artifacts from other cultures. It might surprise some to learn that until ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration, is displaying the Treaty with the Western Cherokee, 1828, in “Nation to ...

A museum in Cherokee, North Carolina on the Qualla Boundary, the sovereign land of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), has a new visual brand and name: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏗᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ...

Jan. 19—ROSE — A new exhibit celebrating the life of Cherokee National Treasure Weynema Smith, who believes life is more meaningful when understood in Cherokee, runs through May 11 at the Saline ...