NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Keeping tradition alive through art

  According to Luke Swimmer’s mother, he became an artist at the age of two, when he first picked up pencils and began to draw. “My whole family is artistic,” said Swimmer. “My grandma was known for her pottery and my other grandmother painted.

Spirit of a Warrior

Native Americans volunteer for service in the U.S. Armed Forces at a rate three times higher than non-Natives.
Junaluska is buried in the center of this memorial, which overlooks Robbinsville. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Junaluska is buried in the center of this memorial, which overlooks Robbinsville. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Cheoah's most famous son

At the top of a hill in Robbinsville perches one of Graham County’s best-known landmarks: the grave of Junaluska, the Cheoah Valley’s most famous citizen.