All Things Appalachia – Cherokee Traditions

“Cherokee Traditions” includes a brief overview of Cherokee crafts, focusing on the key material traditions of basketry, pottery, and carving. The highly visual program then recognizes early 20^th century artisans, the Elders who have kept these traditions alive. These Cherokee elders join thousands of unnamed makers who created and maintained traditions during centuries past.

Anna Fariello is a retired university professor and lifetime achievement award recipient of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Fariello’s “From the Hands of our Elders” series includes three books and a website produced to share important archival collections of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians with the general public. Fariello was also the recipient of the 2013 Guardians of Culture International Awards Program awarded by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums.

All Things Appalachia is a monthly program series at the Transylvania County Library exploring the people, natural world, culture, and history of the southern Appalachian region.  Presenters include experts in the fields of history, ecology, outdoor recreation, and more.   The programs are on the first Thursday evening of most months at 6 pm in the Rogow Room.  Each program lasts approximately one hour. These free programs are supported by the Friends of the Library