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Central Appalachian Cherokee Summit
Venue: Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost:
Free with suggested donation of $20.00.

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Description:
Claytor Lake State Park hosts the Central Appalachian Cherokee Summit on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the Water's Edge Marina Facility.

Learn to speak Cherokee, see historic Appalachian trail maps, and discover native medicinal plants at the Central Appalachian Summit. Explore black Cherokee history and experience the tools and utensils used throughout the region thousands of years ago.

There will be many projectile points on display from local collections, from local families and from local groups. In addition to points, there will be food production artifacts and other interesting pieces to see. Learn about some of the earliest residents of the New River Valley.

This event is open to the pubic with a suggested donation of $20.00 per person.

The 7.00 per vehicle state park parking fee does apply.

The Central Appalachian Cherokee Tribe is a 501(c)(3) community-based educational tribe. Members are descendants of the Cherokee people who once thrived in the area of what is today East Tennessee, East Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, parts of North Carolina, and southern West Virginia.
Our purpose is to help support the communities of the central Appalachian region through volunteerism and philanthropy, and to keep the memory of our ancestors alive. Many descendants of the Central Appalachian Cherokee assimilated or died before the Indian Removal Act of 1830, as well as before the organization of the Dawes Rolls from 1899-1907. We want to remember them, as we know that their life was hard, and their true identity was considered shameful in this time of American history.

Membership is based on Native American blood quantum and/or family history (oral or documented.)

Please note that the CAC is not affiliated with any other federally recognized Cherokee tribe. Nor do we participate in, or tolerate native american witchcraft or any other form of shamanistic occultism."

This event is organized and sponsored by the Wilderness Road Regional Museum.

Claytor Lake State Park is located at 6620 Ben H. Bolen Drive in Dublin, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/event?id=2024-05-26-09-49-19-350764-027 or https://www.facebook.com/vaspclaytorlake or https://www.facebook.com/WildernessRRM or call 540-643-2500.