Talking leaves
Robbi Pounds
Sequoyah is known as the inventor of the written Cherokee language, but his legacy reaches beyond even that.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
NativeAmericanHeritage
The James Vann House in Chatsworth, Ga., celebrates the first Cherokee Christmas with candlelit tours.
A Native Christmas
Robbi Pounds
Before Cherokee communities began celebrating Christmas, a winter celebration was already one of the six major festivals of the year.
The winter celebration took place near the winter solstice and centered around a feast.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Wife, warrior, leader, mother
Robbi Pounds
While traveling through Cherokee lands in 1767, a Spaniard named Solis wrote in his diary of “an Indian woman of great authority and following whom they call ‘great lady.
Friday, December 13, 2019
Giving thanks to Tsali
Robbi Pounds
What would you do if the federal government ordered you to leave your home and move to a place you had never seen? Would you ignore the order, thinking it too ridiculous to be taken seriously?
Thursday, December 5, 2019