Introducing New Guided Tours for Fall
Deepen your Museum of the Cherokee People visit with a guided tour.
This fall, MotCP is pleased to offer Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialist-led tours of the Museum’s main exhibition. Join a member of the Museum’s education team to learn about our Cherokee history and culture and the ways we’re sharing our story today at our Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal museum.
Tours are available now and depart from the Museum’s lobby Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm.
Guided tours are included in a general admission ticket. Admission is always free for enrolled members of federally recognized tribes and museum members.
If you are interested in booking a group guided tour to the Museum, please visit motcp.org/learn.
Meet Your Tour Guides
Jean Jones (EBCI) is an educator and traditional dancer, who holds a deep love for learning Cherokee culture and sharing it with others. Jean came home to Cherokee in 1982 and began a teaching career at Cherokee Central Schools. As an Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialist at the Museum of the Cherokee People, Jean enjoys dancing with the students of New Kituwah Academy and learning about Cherokee history and traditions, including gathering river cane and weaving basketry.
Cecil “Peanut” Walkingstick (EBCI) is from the Big Cove Community. He enjoys singing and dancing and is learning how to weave baskets and stone carve. On being a member of the Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialist team, he remarks, “I get to learn about my culture—can’t get any better than that.”
Xander Brady (EBCI) is from the Birdtown community of Cherokee. His cultural interests include s
torytelling, basket making and weaving, singing, dancing, finger-weaving, and carving. Xander’s favorite part of being an Atsila Anotasgi Cultural Specialist is “being able to come to work to learn about my culture and give back to the community.”
Dylan Morgan (EBCI) enjoys educating the public about the traditional Cherokee art form of basketry and Cherokee history and culture. Specializing in rivercane basketmaking, his work has been featured in various exhibitions at the Center for Craft, Kananesgi Art Market, and Queen House Gallery, among others. Dylan credits his inspiration and passion for rivercane basketry to many Cherokee artists, including Lucille Lossiah, Gabriel Crowe, Pat Welch, and Louise Goings. He hopes to pass on the craft to future generations and to keep weaving until his fingers fall off.
Native Representation on the Theatrical Stage
Experience a discussion with artists from Three Bone Theatre’s production of Sovereignty written by Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee Nation).
Learn more about creating the production, the importance of Native representation in the American theatre, and meet members of the cast and creative team. This event is free and open to the public.
With support from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Sovereignty will be playing at Cherokee Central Schools on September 11th and 12th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 with a $5 rate for EBCI Tribal members.
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Free Lecture: Cherokee History & Stories
Monthly informal lectures at Museum of the Cherokee people highlight key moments and figures in our history.
This month, storyteller and historian Kathi Littlejohn (EBCI) shares the significant of Sand Town to Cherokee people. Cherokee History & Stories is free and registration is not required.
Monday, September 7 in the TJ Holland Education Room
Learn as a Family at MotCP
MotCP’s current exhibition ᏧᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏁᎦ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᎴᎬ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏒᎲᎢ Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution includes panels written just for young folks interested in learning more about our Cherokee history, culture, and stories.
Visit our changing exhibition and find interpretation and discussion questions to create conversation and bring you together.
Around Cherokee: Music By The River
Enjoy free live music by the scenic Oconaluftee River at Visit Cherokee’s Music By The River Series. The Bradley Dulaney Band takes the stage Friday, September 4, from 6pm-8pm, with Club Rewind to follow on Saturday.
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Craft Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
This Labor Day weekend, experience two days of storytelling, conversation and creativity celebrating the diverse voices of Appalachian craft.
Museum of the Cherokee People Executive Director Shana Bushyhead Condill (EBCI) presents The Museum of the Cherokee People: Becoming a First Voice Museum on Sunday, September 6 at 12:15pm at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This event is free.
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