Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians live on the Qualla Boundary, directly adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is their official homepage.
For Cherokee:
HillsWeb - A Database of Appalachian Culture
From the Middle Appalachians, the origins of the Appalachian People, stories and essays about tradition and culture, humor, photographs, Appalachian heritage research advice, recipes, essays, editorials and more.
Stories you can LISTEN to:
The Moonlit Road presents ghost stories and strange folktales from the dark backroads of Southern Appalachia, actually told by the yarnspinners themselves.
Turn your lights down, wrap yourself up in a Granny's quilt, light yourself down in front of the fireplace and enjoy listening to the stories.
The site uses RealPlayer streaming (you can download it at this site if you don't have it already).
Sweet Dreams
Called the most authentic and complete replica of pioneer Appalachian life in the world, the Museum of Appalachia is a mountain village of about 30 old buildings rescued and retrieved from other sites, then painstakingly reconstructed by traditional methods to form an authenic mountain village.
The museum opened in 1960, in a single log building on a 2-acre piece of ground. Now the museum covers 65 acres.
It is open the year 'round and is only closed on Christmas Day.
There are three special annual events:
The museum is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, TN on I-75, exit 122. Phone 615-494-7680 or 615-494-0514 for more information.
WUOT (Knoxville, TN) presents: "Mountain Jubilee", a wonderful National Public Radio program of genuine mountain music on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM ET.
RealPlayer streaming (you can download it at this site if you don't have it already).
Oh, by the way, you can listen to all their programming here as well (they have an online Program Guide to allow you to see what's playing when).
