April 16-18, 2004 Sequoyah Birthplace Museum - Vonore, Tennessee Come explore the life, lands, and ways of the Cherokee people at one of two daylong series of activities planned especially for K-12 youth, or choose optional adult/older student workshops instead! Join Cherokee teachers, demonstrators, and storytellers from Qualla Boundary (the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians as they share the traditions of their great and proud people.

• Discover and try your hand at traditional crafts.
• Learn about the Eastern Cherokee language and the Cherokee syllabary (writing system).
• Hear the oral traditions (stories) passed down for generations among the Cherokee people.
• See, hear, and participate in traditional dances and songs.
• See, hear, and learn about what early Cherokee men and women had to do to feed, house, and cloth their families (lifeways).
• See, taste, and examine traditional foods, and learn how they were gathered, preserved, and prepared.
• Learn about the excavations made during the development of the TVA reservoir system, including the artifacts they found as you explore the museum & grounds.
• Meet other children and exchange trade items.
• Compete for prizes in the "Trade Item Competition."
• Participate in one of two service projects that benefit American Indians (optional)

Cost: $5.00 per person attending (including adults)
(All participants must be registered online or by regular mail in advance of the event.) Participants may also take part in one, two or all three service projects designed to assist Sequoyah Birthplace Museum and American Indians. (See Nancy Ward Cherokee HeritageDay Service Projects for details.) For a printable registration/event patch order form, click here.

Read about the Teachers/Demonstrators being already contracted for 2004! Click on "Meet the Teachers." Read about and register online or by mail for special workshops available only to older students (7th grade up) and adults! Click on "Register Online."
Be sure to reserve a space for your family or group. Register or order event participation patches online! Read about the history of our collectable patches here! Read about the history of Nancy Ward Cherokee Heritage Days here!
Memory Albums [ 2002 Scrapbook ] [ 2001 Scrapbook ] [ 2000 Scrapbook ] [ 1999 Scrapbook ] [ 1998 Scrapbook ] We've kept of photo history of the event since 1998. Click on any of the scrapbook links to see photos from previous years. Nancy Ward Cherokee Heritage Days 2004 is funded in part by:
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Camp Fire Boys & Girls may earn all or part of related badges by participating in this event. Onsite camping is available for organizations at $3.00 per person per night. Call Charlie at the museum (423-884-6246) for more camping information and to reserve camping space.

This event planned and coordinated by: Aubrey Brestel, Youth Event Coordinator Recipient of: East Tennessee Historical Society, Jr. Historian Award, 2000 President's Student Service Award, Gold Level, 2000, 2001, & 2002 Member of: Tanasi Powwow Dance Group

CONTACT INFORMATION

Event Coordinators	Site Coordinators
Aubrey Brestel, Youth Event Coord. Katherine Brestel, Volunteer Coord. Valerie Brestel-Ohle, Project Director Jane Schuler, Project Business Manager Jennifer Brestel, Assistant Project Director	Charlie Rhodarmer, Director Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Vonore, TN (423) 884-6246 Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is the only tribal-owned enterprise in the State of Tennessee

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