About the Event:

The National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Cherokee history during the sixth annual Cherokee Days festival April 12–14

featuring the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes—Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.The free three days of festivities include the installation of the original Treaty of New Echota (1835) with the Cherokee Nation, two banner exhibitions “The Cherokee Culture” and “A Story of Cherokee Removal,” and a festival full of cultural demonstrations and performances.This event showcases the shared history and cultural life-ways of the three Cherokee tribes through storytelling, traditional games, basket weaving, and pottery demonstrations, along with music and dance performances.

For further information, reach out to alvarezma@si.edu