Conserving Cherokee Traditions By Molly Moore On the Qualla Boundary, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ reservation, local resources have inspired arts traditions for generations. Today the community’s rich arts heritage is flourishing. The town of Cherokee, N.C.,positioned at the…
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The Qualla Creators
TAGS: Artisan Eastern Band of Cherokee Folkway Land Conservation Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual Qualla Boundary Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources Watershed Association of the Tuckaseegee River
Talking Tradition
By Molly Moore According to Gary Carden, the Scot-Irish people of Appalachia don’t communicate in dialogue. They communicate in stories. “When I was a child, [storytelling] was called lying,” Carden says. A renowned storyteller, Carden was raised by his Scot-Irish…
TAGS: Davy Arch Eastern Band of Cherokee Gary Carden James “Sparky” Rucker Liars’ Bench Scotch-Irish Storytelling
