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JOIN US, It's FREE!!! We now have 1195 member friends. Thank you - WaDo!
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One attendee to the Cultural Camp came from Portland, OR, and traveled the fartherest distance to attend. Wado Jake, it was great having you with us. A stick ball game demonstration was held Saturday afternoon, and a stomp dance was held that night.
Cherokee Arts Center Now Open
Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation
The building housing the Cherokee Arts Center was originally constructed as a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression. The property needed an overhaul to make it suitable for use as an artistic center. With American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money from the federal government and tribal funds, the Cherokee Nation worked to revitalize the aging structure by putting on a new roof, installing central heating and air conditioning and updating the plumbing and electrical wiring.
The CAC offers artists a place to meet, share their knowledge and learn new techniques. They have the opportunity to explore a number of creative avenues at the center while creating a viable source of income for themselves and spreading awareness about Cherokee culture.
The Cherokee Arts Center is a gathering place for artists to mentor and network with one another in order to become artist entrepreneurs. The creative space can be used for a variety of artistic mediums such as metal smithing, pottery, loom weaving, painting and more. Also, the Gallery is available to Cherokee artists to have another venue to show and sell their work. The Cherokee Arts Center is a great way to perpetuate the Cherokee culture through art and artistic expression and to share it with visitors to the Cherokee Nation.
Hours of operation for the Cherokee Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Studio artists and those giving or receiving artistic instruction may have access to the center after hours. To inquire about available studio space or for more information, call 918-453-5728 or 918-453-5536, or email donna-tinnin@cherokee.org or valerie-diffee@cherokee.org.
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Birthdays:
John Ross - Oct. 3, 1790
Redbrid Smith - July 19, 1850
Ned Christie - Dec. 14, 1852
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John Ross Museum Now Open at Park Hill
The John Ross Museum highlights the life of John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation for more than 38 years and houses exhibits and interactive displays on the Trail of Tears, Civil War, Cherokee Golden Age and Cherokee Nation’s passion for the education of its people. The museum also has a small gift shop and research area.
The museum is located adjacent to Ross Cemetery in former Rural School #51 near Park Hill, Okla. The museum was originally built in 1913 to operate as a rural school in Cherokee County just after Oklahoma statehood. The school served Cherokee and non-Cherokee students and the facility remained open through the 1950s.
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is adults $3, seniors $2, students $2, and children under 5 free.
Address: 22366 S. 530 Rd.
Park Hill, OK 74451
(located near the Murrell Home on Murrell Home Road. Go one block West and turn North at next stop sign. Museum is past the creek on the left-hand side of the road).
CAHC announces some 2012 programs/projects, for more infomation click on the "PROJECTS" page link above. If you have ideas or would like to manage a project contact us at gwytutsi@yahoo.com
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The Southeast Indian Writers Gathering: NC Sept. 12 and 13, 2012
Barbara R. Duncan, Ph.D.
Education Director
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
589 Tsali Blvd. P.O. Box 1599
Cherokee NC 28719
phone: 828 497-3481 x 306
fax: 828 497-4985
bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org
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