Cherokee Blog

Get out your finest western wear and cowboy hat, because it is time for the fourth annual Seven Clans Rodeo in Cherokee, North Carolina. Yeehaw! Broncos, bulls, and rodeo clowns, oh my! Learn all the details here.

To Mike Crowe, a Cherokee native who has performed in Unto These Hills for the last ten seasons, the play is more than a performance; it's a calling. "I feel it's a duty to our ancestors to bring these events to life and to allow the outside world to have a perspective on the events that transpired, and how they've shaped us as a people.” Read the blog for more commentary from the Unto These Hills 2016 cast. 

Unto These Hills is one of the oldest historical dramas in the United States. It opened in Cherokee, NC, on July 1st, 1950, to critical acclaim, and has since thrilled millions of visitors, with many families returning year after year to watch the performance under a canopy of Cherokee stars. Check out these pictures from then and now to see how the drama, and venue, has changed in the last 66 years. 

There is nothing more magical than the sights and sounds of waterfalls, and Cherokee is home to not one, but TWO of the most beautiful waterfalls in North Carolina. If you've never paid a visit to Soco Falls or Mingo Falls, you'll want to include these nature stops on your Cherokee itinerary.

Enjoy these 10 must-see Cherokee powwow photos taken at the recent 4th of July annual Cherokee Powwow event. The annual Cherokee powwow is the biggest powwow on the east coast, awarding winning competitors over $60,000 in prize money. The Cherokee powwow, says organizer Daniel Tramper, is "a celebration of life."