Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff plan to burn approximately 420 acres of fields east of Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove.

Brett Riggs, Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, has received the 2016 Cherokee National Worcester Award for his efforts to preserve Cherokee culture.

“In terms of having Western and the community involved with each other, I feel like we got a number of things going,” she said.

This year marks the centennial of the National Park Service (NPS), and the most visited unit of the entire system is located less than a mile from the border of the Cherokee Indian Reservation.

Download an application for the 2017 Remember the Removal Ride below. Applications are due in the Cherokee Choices office by Thursday, Nov. 10.

Download the 2016 Cherokee Indian Fair Exhibit Prize List

2016 Cherokee Indian Fair Schedule

Siyo, I want to share with you all some events that I had the honor to attend the month of September.