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Cherokee Indians once occupied what are today portions of seven southeastern states. Early European explorers visiting the area in the 1700s commented on the tribe’s exceptional handcrafts.

In the 1830s, the United States Government attempted to forcibly remove all Indians to reservations west of the Mississippi River. It's easy to see how some Cherokee managed to hide from the US Army for years.

Davy Arch is a well-known Cherokee artist and a member of the Mutual, which he says keeps a lot of traditions alive.

One of the artisans with items in the Mutual’s permanent collection is Cherokee artist Lucy N. George. George, who died in 1978, was renowned for her honeysuckle baskets.

Cherokee is the only Native American language with its own syllabary

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