Cherokee Native American shelter made from tree bark
In Cherokee, NC, Cherokee Indians who hid out and refused to be sent to Oklahoma in the Trail of Tears, stayed here and eventually won the rights to a reservation where they still live. Main street is mostly stores selling trinkets with Indians "chiefing" for the public. Chiefing is a derogatory term used by the Native Americans for when an Indian dresses up in gaudy clothes, usually imitating plains Indians with their big head dresses (not something native Cherokee wore) and dancing or getting paid to have their pictures made with tourists. This picture was made at the fair grounds where the Cherokee were holding an arts and crafts festival and also where they had a stage with Indians from around the country doing dances. There is of course, a casino, in town.
Cherokee Native American shelter made from tree bark
In Cherokee, NC, Cherokee Indians who hid out and refused to be sent to Oklahoma in the Trail of Tears, stayed here and eventually won the rights to a reservation where they still live. Main street is mostly stores selling trinkets with Indians "chiefing" for the public. Chiefing is a derogatory term used by the Native Americans for when an Indian dresses up in gaudy clothes, usually imitating plains Indians with their big head dresses (not something native Cherokee wore) and dancing or getting paid to have their pictures made with tourists. This picture was made at the fair grounds where the Cherokee were holding an arts and crafts festival and also where they had a stage with Indians from around the country doing dances. There is of course, a casino, in town.