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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Kathi Littlejohn\, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians\, has been telling Cherokee stories for more than 40 years at events\, festivals\, and schools. She has been leading Cherokee history tours for five years to historically and culturally significant places in Western North Carolina. She has produced four CDs of Cherokee stories: ‘Cherokee Legends\,’ Volume I\, II\, and III and ‘Cherokee Stories of the Supernatural\,’ available at select gift shops. She also completed a series of YouTube videos named “Cherokee History and Stories\, “What Happened Here?”
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories-workshop-series-2/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Benjamin E. Frey (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
DESCRIPTION:Today there are roughly two hundred first-language Cherokee speakers among the seventeen thousand citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. In 2019 the United Keetoowah Band\, the Cherokee Nation\, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians declared a state of emergency for the Cherokee language. \nIn Rising Above Eastern Band Cherokee citizen Benjamin E. Frey chronicles his odyssey of being introduced to the Cherokee language with trepidation as a young adult and his eventual work revitalizing the Cherokee language in a Cherokee way. In the first book to examine the process of language shift and revitalization among this band\, Frey explores the institutional\, economic\, and social factors that drove the language shift from Cherokee to English\, interpreted through the lens of a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee community in conversation with other community members. Rising Above navigates Frey’s upbringing\, the intricacies of language and relationships\, the impact of trauma\, and the quest for joy and healing within the community. \nIn addition to language documentation and preservation\, Rising Above explores how to breathe new life into the language and community\, using storytelling to discuss the Cherokee language\, its grammatical components\, and its embedded cultural ideologies alongside its interactions with broader American society. \nBenjamin E. Frey (Eastern Band Cherokee) is an assistant professor of Cherokee language and culture at the University of North Carolina–Asheville. He is the coauthor\, with John D. Loftin\, of People of Kituwah: The Old Ways of the Eastern Cherokees.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/book-signing-with-benjamin-e-frey-eastern-band-of-cherokee-indians/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People\, 589 Tsali Blvd\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education,Museum Store
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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Kathi Littlejohn\, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians\, has been telling Cherokee stories for more than 40 years at events\, festivals\, and schools. She has been leading Cherokee history tours for five years to historically and culturally significant places in Western North Carolina. She has produced four CDs of Cherokee stories: ‘Cherokee Legends\,’ Volume I\, II\, and III and ‘Cherokee Stories of the Supernatural\,’ available at select gift shops. She also completed a series of YouTube videos named “Cherokee History and Stories\, “What Happened Here?”
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories-workshop/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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SUMMARY:Storytelling Workshop with Loren Waters (Cherokee Nation\, Kiowa Tribe)
DESCRIPTION:Loren will share her films and talk about her journey as an Indigenous storyteller and how she brings her values\, identity\, and purpose into the filmmaking process. Together\, we’ll explore how storytelling can be a tool for healing\, visibility\, and change. Participants will learn the beginnings of how to embark on telling their own stories\, no experience needed! \nLoren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) is an award-winning filmmaker whose creative work spans directing\, producing\, and casting through her production company\, Waters Media. Named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list\, Loren is also the Executive Director of the Lindy Waters III Foundation\, where she is dedicated to serving Native youth and uplifting Indigenous communities. \nHer work has been showcased at esteemed festivals like Sundance\, SXSW\, and Hot Docs. Her Academy Award-qualifying short documentary film\, Tiger\, received the Short Film Special Jury Award for Directing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival\, along with 6 other awards on the festival circuit. \nShe has contributed to renowned films and television series\, including The Lowdown\, Reservation Dogs\, and Fancy Dance\, as the youngest Indigenous casting director in the industry. Her achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the New York Foundation of the Arts – Anonymous Was a Woman Environmental Art Grant\, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation LIFT Award\, and the Running Strong Foundation Dreamstarter Environmental Justice Award. \nHer short documentary\, ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek)\, has garnered significant acclaim\, receiving First Place at the UBUNTU Climate Arts & Storytelling Showcase and recognition as a Best Mini-Doc Top 10 Finalist at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. \nLoren’s storytelling is deeply rooted in cross-cultural Indigenous experiences and celebrates community collaboration\, as she continues to shape a vibrant and inclusive future through her work.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/storytelling-workshop-with-loren-waters-cherokee-nation-kiowa-tribe/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People\, 589 Tsali Blvd\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
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