Asheville Tourists welcome Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

CHEROKEE, N.C. – Leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and other tribal representatives will be on hand for Cherokee Day as the Asheville Tourists square off versus the Columbia Fireflies Friday, June 17 at 7:05 p.m.

Gates open at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are available for $7 at the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce at 516 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee, or at McCormick Field in Asheville on game day for $9.

For more information, contact Bob Jones: 828-944-0054

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The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is a sovereign nation with more than 15,000 enrolled members and is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in North Carolina. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians makes its home on the 56,600-acre Qualla Boundary in five Western North Carolina counties about an hour west of Asheville and at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.