The Cherokee

Mr. B and the Gang on High Mountain Farm

My husband has some Cherokee blood as do many of the people of Appalachia so we have done some research on these wonderful peoples who share their world with us.

 After talking to some of them, I realized that their culture is ancient. No one actually knows for sure how old it is or how it originated. It simply is. Great strides have been made by this group to further the education and health of their young and retain a tribal pride in their great people. The language has been captured and is being once again taught to the young and used by the older members. There was a time when the Cherokee were not allowed to speak their own language and it came close to being lost. These people were torn from their native homes here in Appalachia and surrounding lands and forcibly moved to Oklahoma. The loss of life from this journey was horrendous and is well documented today but the Cherokee were not defeated in either the new territory of Oklahoma or Western North Carolina and the well kept modern reservations are a tribute to their great versatility and inner strength.

For more information on the Cherokee and their history click here.