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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - Didanisisgi Gadagwatli: A Showcase of Pottery from the Mud Dauber Community Workshop at the Museum of the Cherokee People
DESCRIPTION:McCoy developed her pottery workshop three years ago when she noticed a decline in practicing ceramic artists in the Cherokee community. Compelled to do her part in ensuring that there are future generations of Cherokee potters\, she developed a three-month intensive workshop that invites aspiring potters from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and other federally recognized tribes to learn all facets of Cherokee ceramics.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/opening-day-didanisisgi-gadagwatli-a-showcase-of-pottery-from-the-mud-dauber-community-workshop-at-the-museum-of-the-cherokee-people/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People\, 589 Tsali Blvd\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260601T170000
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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories/2026-06-01/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260527T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260527T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260423T145034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145541Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-27/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260525T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260525T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260423T145034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145541Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-25/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260520T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260520T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260423T145034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145541Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-20/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260518T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260518T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260513T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260423T145034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145541Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-13/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260511T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260511T180000
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-11/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260507T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260507T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
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SUMMARY:Big Cove to Boarding Schools: Educational Journeys of the Nick-Swayney-Bird Family
DESCRIPTION:David Armenti will share genealogical research about 11 ancestors from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian community\, who attended either Hampton Institute’s “Indian School” (Virginia) or Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Pennsylvania). Nearly all of these individuals had multi-racial ancestry\, which impacted their experiences and unique perspectives. Some ran away multiple times or endured unhealthy conditions at these off-reservation boarding schools\, all saw their cultural identities evolve and took diverse paths after their time at Hampton or Carlisle. Presentation will include research supported by collections from the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center Collections\, NARA\, Hampton University Archives\, Museum of the Cherokee People\, and Ancestry.com. \nDavid Armenti (EBCI) is the Vice President of Education & Engagement at the Maryland Center for History and Culture\, where he has worked since 2013. David is a Baltimore City native\, who received his B.A. in American History and American Studies from the University of Maryland\, College Park. He also holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching degree from Loyola University Maryland. Before joining MCHC\, he served as a research archivist for the Maryland State Archives’ Legacy of Slavery Project. He specializes in using primary source collections to guide inquiry based learning on topics including African American history\, Indigenous history\, and the Revolutionary War era. \nImage: Studio portrait of Bessie Nick\, Chiltoski Nick\, Minnie Nick\, and Hattie Woodfin. C. 1897\, Cumberland County Historical Society.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/big-cove-to-boarding-schools-educational-journeys-of-the-nick-swayney-bird-family/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260506T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260506T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145541Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-06/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260504T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260504T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260423T145034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T145541Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee Language Workshop with Ogadudala
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday and Wednesday in the month of May\, come practice your Cherokee with Ogadudala\, with Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) graduates Dreyton Long\, Madison Hye Long\, Elvia Walkingstick\, and Meshay Long and Dadiwonisi graduate Jack Cooper.No registration is required\, and language workshops at MotCP are free of charge.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-language-workshop-with-ogadudala/2026-05-04/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260504T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260504T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T192533Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories/2026-05-04/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260424T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260424T173000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260406T183135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T183625Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Karen Sixkiller (Cherokee Nation)
DESCRIPTION:Karen Sixkiller (Cherokee Nation) explores the aspects of magical realism and symbolism that combine her larger-than-life water beetle with the faceted geometric “mud” he perches on. Follow the technical journey of Karen Sixkiller’s simple clay maquette through the process of becoming a large bronze piece of public art.\n\nKaren Sixkiller is a contemporary sculptor residing on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. Sixkiller creates sculptures using metal\, ceramic\, glass beads\, leather/suede and fabric. As a Cherokee Nation citizen much of her work is informed by Native American understandings or stories. Cherokee Nation has purchased many of Karen Sixkiller’s ceramic and mixed media sculptural pieces for display in official buildings. She has permanent public art installations in Tahlequah OK\, Olympia  and Port Angeles WA\, and now Asheville NC; as well as several temporary installations in Coeur d’Alene ID\, Olympia WA and Lake Oswego OR. Her work has been featured at multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous art shows.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/artist-talk-with-karen-sixkiller-cherokee-nation/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260423T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260406T184006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T151557Z
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SUMMARY:Sculpt Your Own Water Beetle with Karen Sixkiller (Cherokee Nation)
DESCRIPTION:Many of our oldest Cherokee stories feature small\, humble creatures who accomplish the most important things! Learn a little more about the Grandmother Spider bringing fire and Water Beetle creating earth stories while we celebrate spiders and insects by learning how to sculpt your own. \nAll supplies provided. Space is limited. Registration is open to all aged 8 and up. \nTo Register: \nRegistration opens at 3pm EST Friday\, April 10. Space is limited\, and advance registration is required via online form. \nA link will be posted to the Museum’s social media accounts and on motcp.org/community-learning. \nWorkshops fill quickly: if you are unable to complete the online registration form\, the workshop is full. To be added to the waitlist\, email dakota.brown@motcp.org with subject line “Waitlist: Beetle Workshop.” We encourage interested folks to set an alarm/reminder to sign up!
URL:https://motcp.org/event/sculpt-your-own-water-beetle-with-karen-sixkiller-cherokee-nation/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260415T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260415T183000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260414T125721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T125721Z
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SUMMARY:Books on the Boundary: Firekeeper's Daughter
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and all are welcome. Registration is not required. \nWith four starred reviews\, Angeline Boulley’s debut novel\, Firekeeper’s Daughter\, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community.\nEighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in\, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college\, but when family tragedy strikes\, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie\, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team.\nYet even as Daunis falls for Jamie\, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder\, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug. \nReluctantly\, Daunis agrees to go undercover\, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined\, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time\, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims.\nNow\, as the deceptions–and deaths–keep growing\, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community\, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/books-on-the-boundary-firekeepers-daughter/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Books on the Boundary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260409T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260409T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260326T172101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T155555Z
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SUMMARY:Confluence: A WCU Litfest Panel
DESCRIPTION:Hear four bright Indigenous voices in contemporary literature Thursday\, April 9 at 12:30pm at Confluence: A WCU Litfest Panel. \nWriters Vanessa Lillie (Cherokee Nation)\, Debora Taffa (Quechan [Yuma] Nation\, Laguna Pueblo)\, and Shane Hawk (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) join our own Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) in conversation. \nPresented by the WCU Department of English Studies and the Museum of the Cherokee People with support from North Carolina Arts Council and South Arts\, this event is a part of Western Carolina University’s Spring Literary Festival\, an annual event dedicated to bringing established and emerging literary talent to the WCU campus and region. \nConfluence: A WCU Litfest Panel is free of charge and open to all. Registration is not required. \nWestern Carolina University’s annual Spring Literary Festival has a long tradition of bringing established and emerging literary talent to our campus and region. It reflects WCU’s commitment to providing the best humanities education possible to its students and to bringing the best of the arts to the mountains. \nThe festival grew out of Western Carolina University’s Visiting Writers Series\, the oldest such series in North Carolina. While the area has a rich literary heritage all its own\, the festival seeks to secure that heritage’s place on the nation’s literary stage by bringing local and national writers together.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/confluence-a-wcu-litfest-panel/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260406T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260406T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260115T192214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T192533Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories/2026-04-06/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260320T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260320T200000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260121T161130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T152117Z
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: 2026 James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies
DESCRIPTION:The James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies is pleased to present ‘The Future of Tribal Sovereignty\, Powered by the Past‘ by Stacy Leeds (Cherokee Nation)\, Willard H. Pedrick Dean\, Regents Professor and Foundation Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law\, Arizona State University on March 20 at 5pm in the TJ Holland Education Room of Museum of the Cherokee People. A reception will follow. \nDean Leeds is leading scholar of Indigenous law and policy\, with extensive experience in law\, higher education\, economic development\, and conflict resolution. Leeds holds law degrees from the University of Wisconsin (LL.M.) and the University of Tulsa (J.D.)\, an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee\, and a B.A. in history from Washington University in St. Louis. \nAs the first Indigenous woman to serve as a law school dean\, Leeds led the University of Arkansas School of Law (2011–2018) and later became the university’s inaugural Vice Chancellor for Economic Development (2017–2020). She has held faculty and leadership roles at the University of Kansas\, the University of North Dakota\, and the University of Wisconsin. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Philosophical Society. She is a past recipient of the ABA’s Spirit of Excellence Award and the Cherokee National Statesmanship Award. \nLeeds is a former Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice. She has served as a trial and appellate court judge in many jurisdictions and as a commercial arbitrator. \nThe James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture is free and open to all. Registration is not required.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/2026-annual-james-a-cooper-memorial-lecture-in-cherokee-studies/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260317T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260317T183000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260115T191619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T203822Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:A pivotal moment for Cherokee sovereignty\, the American Revolution marked a change for Cherokee government\, land base\, community\, and family structure. Featuring historic objects in conversation with works by contemporary Cherokee artists\, Unrelenting delves into 250 years of Aniyvwiya innovation\, adaptability\, and resistance\, centering Native voices\, perspectives\, and creativity in response to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/opening-day-unrelenting-cherokee-people-and-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People\, 589 Tsali Blvd\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260317T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260227T161053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T161053Z
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SUMMARY:Unrelenting Art Market
DESCRIPTION:Shop art\, handmade goods\, and more from Native vendors at the Unrelenting Art Market!\n\nInterested in vending? Apply here: weblink.donorperfect.com/unrelenting\n\nOn Tuesday\, March 17\, Museum of the Cherokee People (MotCP) opens ‘ᏧᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏁᎦ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᎴᎬ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏒᎲᎢ Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution\,’ a first-of-its-kind exhibition centering Native voices\, perspectives\, and creativity in response to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.\nOn view through December 30\, 2026\, the exhibition features historic objects in conversation with works by Cherokee artists\, merging cultural heritage\, military history\, and contemporary art for a nuanced examination of a pivotal moment in Cherokee and American history.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/unrelenting-art-market/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People\, 589 Tsali Blvd\, Cherokee\, NC\, 28719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Exhibitions,Museum Store
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260313T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260313T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20251230T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T155236Z
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SUMMARY:Fingerweaving Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Bring a current project or begin a new one using the Museum’s supplies.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/fingerweaving-fridays/2026-03-13/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260306T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260306T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260306T155845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T155848Z
UID:10002415-1772807400-1772814600@motcp.org
SUMMARY:Fingerweaving Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Bring a current project or begin a new one using the Museum’s supplies.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/fingerweaving-fridays-3/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260302T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260302T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260115T192214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T192533Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories/2026-03-02/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260227T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260227T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20251230T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T155236Z
UID:10002004-1772202600-1772209800@motcp.org
SUMMARY:Fingerweaving Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Bring a current project or begin a new one using the Museum’s supplies.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/fingerweaving-fridays/2026-02-27/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260220T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260220T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20251230T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T155236Z
UID:10002003-1771597800-1771605000@motcp.org
SUMMARY:Fingerweaving Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Bring a current project or begin a new one using the Museum’s supplies.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/fingerweaving-fridays/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260218T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20251230T174447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T204033Z
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SUMMARY:Books on the Boundary: 'The Bone Thief' by Vanessa Lillie (Cherokee Nation)
DESCRIPTION:Books on the Boundary: A Museum of the Cherokee People Reading Circle is a quarterly book club for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and guests. Club meetings take place on-site at the Museum Store unless otherwise noted. \nWinter’s Read: The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie (Cherokee Nation) \nWhen a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate…from bestselling author Vanessa Lillie. \nIn the hours before dawn at a local summer camp\, Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker receives an alarming call: newly discovered skeletal remains have been stolen. Not only have bones gone missing\, but a Native teen girl has disappeared near the camp\, and law enforcement dismisses her family’s fears. \nAs Syd investigates both crimes\, she’s drawn into a world of privileged campers and their wealthy parents—most of them members of the Founders Society\, an exclusive club whose members trace their lineage to the first colonists and claim ancestral rights to the land\, despite fierce objections from the local tribal community. And it’s not the first time something—or someone—has gone missing from the camp. \nThe deeper Syd digs\, the more she realizes these aren’t isolated incidents. A pattern of disappearances stretches back generations\, all leading to the Founders Society’s doorstep. But exposing the truth means confronting not just the town’s most powerful families\, but also a legacy of violence that refuses to stay buried. \nFrom the national bestselling author of Blood Sisters (a Washington Post Best Mystery of the Year and Target Book Club pick) comes a new Syd Walker novel that proves the sins of the past are destined to repeat until the truth is finally unearthed.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/books-on-the-boundary-the-bone-thief-by-vanessa-lillie-cherokee-nation/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Books on the Boundary,Community Learning,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260213T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20251230T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T155236Z
UID:10002002-1770993000-1771000200@motcp.org
SUMMARY:Fingerweaving Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Bring a current project or begin a new one using the Museum’s supplies.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/fingerweaving-fridays/2026-02-13/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260209T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260209T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260204T151421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T151421Z
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SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories
DESCRIPTION:Kathi Littlejohn (EBCI) leads an informal lecture in the TJ Holland Education Room.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories-3/
LOCATION:Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260206T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260206T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20251230T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T155236Z
UID:10002001-1770388200-1770395400@motcp.org
SUMMARY:Fingerweaving Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Bring a current project or begin a new one using the Museum’s supplies.
URL:https://motcp.org/event/fingerweaving-fridays/2026-02-06/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Monticello:20260202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T181439
CREATED:20260202T154727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T154949Z
UID:10002391-1770051600-1770055200@motcp.org
SUMMARY:Cherokee History & Stories
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://motcp.org/event/cherokee-history-stories-2/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Community Learning,Education
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