Moving from Separation to Connection: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
<p>When I was growing up, the family lore was that my dad’s grandmother was Cherokee. He grew up in High Point, NC. He lived in Michigan when I was young, and after my parents divorced, I would visit him during the Christmas and summer holidays. I have vivid memories of driving down from Michigan to North Carolina and passing through Cherokee, North Carolina, on the reservation of the eastern band of Cherokee, and watching “Unto These Hills.” A play that “<a href="https://visitcherokeenc.com/play/attractions/unto-these-hills-outdoor-drama/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7oeqBhBwEiwALyHLM8V37kdNp5h1ml1BWiPhUHeHb0cgT3P3nondSLRLWQCLIN1Qx0Vv_BoCh2kQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">tells the triumphant story of the formation of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from first contact with Europeans through the years following the infamous Trail of Tears</a>.” I remember shopping at the reservation gift shop in the late 70s, buying moccasins, and taking a picture with the elder Indian by the side of the road with the feather headdress.</p>
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