Cherokee's Tribal Council has committed $300,000 ... 15-foot tall Nikwasi Mound is all that remains of a once major, 100-acre Indian village displaced by modern-day Franklin.

For decades, farmers grew corn over the ancient village. T.J. Holland, cultural resources officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians — the descendants of those who survived the government ...

the Oconaluftee Indian Village, all have adopted this style. I am proud that the Museum has been the center of this research and the catalyst for a positive change for Cherokee people.” ...

No Cherokee Indians live here now ... outdoor exhibits and a replica of a Cherokee village the way it would have looked before the tribe`s removal from ancestral lands. Local officials make ...

the son of a British agent to the Indians and a Cherokee squaw, left this area his name forever. In his memory, Little Wills Valley is named and Little Wills Creek, both the north branch and the ...