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Cherokee, North Carolina

Rich in history and heritage, The cherokee reservation
is a must on any traveler of the Smoky Mountains,
visit list.
The cherokee indians arrived in the smoky
Mountains around 1000 A.D.. They were the first to name
the area. The name they gave it, " Shaconage " means the
place of blue smoke. They were mystified by the smoke,
and many legends arose as a result. Cherokee has many
artifacts contained in its museum. a lot of the articles
are very old, and some date back some 10,000 years.
many of the cherokee we know today are derived from
the eastern band. They were the group of cherokee that hid
from the the removal act, signed by then president Andrew
Jackson, which forced the removal and relocation of some
16,000 indians. Only 12,000 were thought to have survived
the exile into oklahoma along the trail of tears.
Many cherokee today still embrace the ways of there
ancestors on the reservation today.
and in The Oconaluftee Indian Village you can see
handmade art being done the same way
they were done so many years ago. After you visit around
town, you may want to check out the new Harrah's Cherokee Casino.
located on U.S 19.

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