artistsanimals:

Title: Raccoon Figure
Artist: Boyce Allison
Date: 1960-1966
Location: North Carolina
Culture: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Medium: Buckeye wood
Size: 43.5 x 10 x 17 cm
Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Source: Cherokee Studies

nativeamericannews:

Eastern Cherokees work to teach language to new generations

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina is creating new generations of Cherokee language speakers.The tribe opened the New Kituwah Academy in 2004. The school immerses students in the Cherokee language at an early age.

Source: Cherokee Studies