Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Freddy Wilnoty, of Cherokee N.C., with the Tsa-La-Gi Dance Group explains the importance of traditional Cherokee dance while at #CherokeeDays15 | Cherokee Nation

Nancy Pheasant, a storyteller and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, told the Cherokee story of Medicine Lake to a group of area students at Kuwohi (Mulberry Place) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the morning of Tuesday, September 9 as part of the annual Kuwohi Connection Days event. | Cherokee One Feather