Art is central to Tafoya’s earliest memories, her artistic development continually encouraged and inspired by her family and the land that birthed them all. Artistry ran in the family; her grandmother ...

An 18th-century relationship between William & Mary and the Cherokee Native Americans was renewed recently through an anthropology class’ visit to the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina, home of the ...

Before European contact, the Cherokee had a practice of adopting and enslaving prisoners of war from other tribes.

Guest Opinion. Preserving and promoting our Cherokee culture is a multifaceted mission rooted in carrying forward our most important Cherokee values as we grow stronger as a nation. Whether it’s a new ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. For decades, the town of Franklin, North Carolina, owned ...

(INGLES OPEN ROAD) — We’re visiting a sovereign nation inside the borders of the United States – and a museum that tells its story through the ages. It’s a time of transition here as the leaves of ...

CLAREMORE -- As a youngster growing up east of Locust Grove, Sam O'Field remembers going out to the bean fields to do a day's picking to make extra money. That was a few years before he picked up a ...

Three students of Cherokee Elementary School on the first bus ride of the 2024 school year. (Photo by Caroline Parker/EducationNC) This story was originally published by EducationNC. In this article, ...

In October 2019, Rhiannon Skye Tafoya was a year out of her master’s program and excited to begin an art residency at the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York. Tafoya, a member of the ...