Interactive Cherokee history program
“Cherokee Friends” will offer free programs for visitors throughout the month of December at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Programs will be held at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. Storyteller Jerry Wolfe will also be spinning his tales at 2 p.m. on Fridays.
Their talks and demonstrations will include dance, storytelling, history, carving, making fire, the chunkey game, use of the atlatl and more. They will be available to answer visitors’ questions about Cherokee cultural attractions, golf, fishing, and special events.
The Friends were selected for their ability to work with the public and their knowledge of the culture. The museum provided further training in archaeology, history, anthropology, and folklore, and provided access to Archives and Collections for research by the group. In addition, they learned skills like making fire with a bow drill, and created their own moccasins. They are dressed in the Cherokee style of the 1700s.
The program is funded by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.
