“WHERE’S THE RESERVATION?”

TOURISTS COME TO NORTH CAROLINA’S CHEROKEE COUNTRY AND BUY LOTS OF SOUVENIRS. BUT THEY RARELY CONNECT WITH THE ESSENCE OF CHEROKEE CULTURE, WHICH LIVES IN THE PEOPLE’S STORIES, THE GEOGRAPHY BENEATH THEIR FEET, AND THE COSMOGRAPHY ABOVE.

By Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle