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Cherokee, N.C. - On September 19-20, the third annual Southeastern Tribes Cultural Arts celebration will bring together master dancers, craftsmen, artists and athletes from the five main southeastern tribes - Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole and Choctaw. This educational and entertaining event teaches and perpetuates the history and culture of these tribes through live demonstrations of traditional tribal dance, storytelling performances, craft demonstrations, primitive skills encampment and juried competitions.
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Cherokee, N.C. - Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual Co-op will host the 6th Annual Qualla Open Air Indian Art Market on Saturday, August 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free event offers visitors a unique opportunity to witness Cherokee artisans practicing ancient craft techniques hundreds of years old, including bead making, basket weaving, woodworking, and pottery. Experience fine art in the making, and then take home these one-of-a-kind treasures. The market is a wonderful opportunity to get great deals on contemporary and traditional works of art by Cherokee artisans.
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Fall is almost here and that means the 96th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair is right around the corner. The free event is held 1October 7-11 at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds and offers outdoor concerts with top
notch entertainers, a carnival, fireworks, a midway, competitions, traditional Cherokee food and a variety of basket makers, carvers, quilters, gardeners and more displaying and demonstrating Native arts and crafts. The fair kicks off with a parade and finishes up with nightly entertainment at the amphitheatre. Gates open daily at 10am.
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Cherokee women have been weaving river cane baskets for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. Basket weaving is one of the oldest known Native American crafts, and the Cherokee double-woven baskets are the oldest form of basketry in the Southeast. Before the Cherokee removal, basket weaving was an integral part of the women's role in the tribe, and baskets were used to hold corn, squash, beans, and other food crops.
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