Wood carver Adam Welch (1925-1985) was born in the Big Cove community on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. After retiring from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, he took up carving. Working in the house in winter and outside in summer, he made masks…
This four-page brochure was published by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual to accompany an exhibition of carvings by John Julius Wilnoty (1940-2016). A member of the Eastern Band, Wilnoty was born in the Cherokee…
This photograph shows a group of Cherokees who have gathered to watch a traditional stickball game. Ball games were social occasions in the Cherokee community and provided recreation for the tribe. The photograph was made on the Qualla Boundary for…
This photograph shows a group of Cherokees who have gathered to watch a traditional stickball game. Ball games were social occasions in the Cherokee community and provided recreation for the tribe. The photograph was made on the Qualla Boundary for…
This photograph shows a group of Cherokees who have gathered to watch a traditional stickball game. Ball games were social occasions in the Cherokee community and provided recreation for the tribe. The photograph was made on the Qualla Boundary for…
This photograph of the Cherokee Boarding School was taken in 1890. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends (Quakers). The school…
This photograph was taken in 1890 at the Cherokee Training School in Cherokee, North Carolina. The training school for the Eastern Band of Cherokee was instituted as a boarding school in the 1880s and was operated for many years by the Society of…
This undated photograph shows a building on the campus of the Cherokee Boarding School. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends…