Cherokee Blog

Earlier this month, the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes—The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians—came together to celebrate their culture at the sixth annual Cherokee Voices festival at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. Each tribe, while wholly unique, shares a past, language, and traditions, and is committed to preserving and promoting their history and culture to ensure they survive for future generations. Participating in the Cherokee Voices festival is a chance for the federally recognized Cherokee tribes to share the riches of Cherokee life—past and present—with the rest of the world.

For the last 13 years, the Warriors of AniKituhwa have been delighting and educating audiences in Cherokee, NC, and beyond. The dance group consists of eight men who are all enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and are designated official cultural ambassadors. Some of the popular Cherokee social dances they perform include the Bear Dance, Beaver Hunting Dance, and the Friendship Dance where everyone is invited to join in. 

Find out where champion Cherokee fly fisherman Michael Bradley likes to fish in Cherokee, and what he recommends, for beginners and pros. 

The fish in Cherokee, NC, are so plentiful, you’ll almost catch as often as you cast! That’s because we have the best and longest stretch of privately-owned and stocked fishing waters east of the Mississippi. Picture 30 miles of streams, stocked to the gills with trout: rainbow, brook, golden, and brown. Check out the 2018 tournament lineup and book your long weekend in Cherokee, NC, today! 

It was a chilly New Year’s Day morning in London, England, but that didn’t stop the Warriors of AniKituhwa from rising at the break of dawn to perform the War Dance for the BBC. Wearing traditional dress, the Warriors danced in spite of the cold weather to kick off the London New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP).