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This Saturday, May 23rd, marks the 40th annual Fading Voices event of the Snowbird Cherokee community in Robbinsville, NC. All are welcome to attend. It's a day of remembrance and celebration of Cherokee culture. Visit and experience craft demonstrations, music, food, and games of the community that have been passed down for generations.
Find the link below for a full list of the day's events.
22 hours ago
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Fading Voices Demonstration Day — 40th Anniversary is this Saturday, May 23rd from 11 am to 4 pm.
Come out for a fun and educational, hands on experience to learn about and celebrate the traditional ways of the Snowbird Cherokee.
Meet artists and watch demonstrations, experience unique Cherokee foods, hear the language spoken and sung, and try your hand at crafts and skills. You can even participate in traditional Cherokee games (waiver required).
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🪶 Schedule of Events:
11 am Mound Building Demonstration
- Fading Voices Committee Welcome
- Invocation, Alfred Welch
- Presentation of Colors, Steve Youngdeere American Legion Post 143
- Remarks, Vice Chief B Ensley
- Remarks, Chief Michelle Hicks
- Mound Building Narration, Paulette Cox
- Mound Building Demonstration
12 pm Flute Playing -- Jared Wildcat
12:15 pm Storytelling -- Cailon Garland
12:30 pm Introduction of Cherokee Royalties -- Miss Cherokee & Jr. Miss Cherokee
12:45 pm Special Remarks -- Principal Chief Michelle Hicks & Vice Chief B Ensley
1:00 pm Traditional Dancing
1:30 pm Cast Iron Lid Toss Competition
2:00 pm Fish Game
2:45 pm Cherokee Hymn Singing
3:00 pm Men's Stickball Game
4:00 Conclusion
Everyone is invited to listen, learn and help preserve the cultural traditions of the Snowbird Cherokee so they may be passed on to future generations.
📸 Byron Housley
3 days ago
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We do not live — you do not visit — a dot on a map. We are not shaped by imaginary lines — we are shaped by place.
This place, Cheoah — the birthplace of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is defined by a living culture and history that we all walk through together. The ground we till, the roads we drive, the trails we hike, the giant trees we stand beneath, the waterfalls we stand in awe of, even this particular window into the night sky form our daily experience.
To those that live here every day as well as to those fortunate enough that this place remains for you to visit and enjoy — take the time to look and learn and then allow that knowledge to change how you walk, live and visit in this place.
We encourage everyone as you are walking the greenway around the high school to take a moment by the cane patch to see this generational event. Stop and read the interpretive signage along the path — and teach your children.
5 days ago
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✨This is how we danced out the end of the first opening night of Dancing on the Square las year — the music stopped, the dancing stopped and everybody laughed!
Don’t miss out on all the fun tonight — join in! Bring your shoes, chair, and a friend. (And maybe an extra layer for the cool evening.)
📍 Robbinsville Courthouse Square
⏰ 7:30 PM
🎵 Betty Vaughn & The Rick Morris Band
We’ll see you out on the square!
6 days ago
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