Cherokee Cultural Week, with Keynote Talk by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed

UNC Asheville will celebrate Cherokee Cultural Week with special activities Nov. 13-15 and a keynote address by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. All Cherokee Cultural Week activities are free and open to everyone.

Cherokee Cultural Week at UNC Asheville

Wednesday, Nov. 13 – Informational displays on Cherokee language, law and government, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos, basket weaving, bead work, pottery, woodcarving and visual arts – 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room.

Thursday, Nov. 14 – Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed Keynote Address: History and Culture through Storytelling, focusing on the work of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian – 3 p.m., Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room.

Friday, Nov. 15 – Concert: River Kane and Banished DG – 8 p.m., Highsmith Student Union Grotto.

UNC Asheville’s Cherokee Cultural Week is presented by the university’s Native American Student Association and the Key Center for Community Engaged Learning.

Building accessibility information is available here.

Accessibility Contact: Highsmith Student Union, highsmithunion@unca.edu or 828.251.6990.

Visitor Parking on the UNC Asheville Campus – Visitors may park in faculty/staff and non-resident lots from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, and on weekends, holidays, and campus breaks. Visitors are not permitted to park in resident student lots at any time.