For thousands of years and hundreds of generations, Cherokee people have lived in the southern Appalachians, and they are still living here today. This program looks at Cherokee towns, trails, myths and legends in the greater Asheville area, from 14,000 years ago to the present. Specific sites can be identified, using mythology, archaeology, and oral history. Expand your perspective with this in-depth view of the Cherokee homeland.
Barbara R. Duncan has a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife. She recently retired from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian after twenty-three years as Education Director, researcher, and grant writer. Her award-winning books on Cherokee history and culture include Living Stories of the Cherokee, which received the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award, and the Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, which received the Preserve America Presidential Award and Willie Parker Peace Prize.