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Matthew Tooni, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, performs at Saturday’s Fading Voices demonstration on the banks of Little Snowbird Creek in Graham County. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com -
Visitors spread dirt from home on a ceremonial mound during Fading Voices, a demonstration of Cherokee traditions and culture held on the banks of Little Snowbird Creek on Saturday.
Snowbird – During the Trail of Tears – when many Snowbird Cherokee in Graham County were forcibly evicted from their land to make way for European settlers, starting in the 1830s – some escaped into…