Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians - Of This Land

The Eastern Band of Cherokee are the direct descendants of those Cherokees who resisted forced removal by the federal government during the infamous Trail of Tears. Prior to European contact, the Cherokee were one of the largest tribes in what is today the southeastern United States. The Cherokee had towns and hunting grounds spanning 7 states. Today, because of Federal Indian removal policies, there are now three distinct sovereign Cherokee tribes; The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee (Oklahoma), The Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
While each tribe is now a sovereign nation within these United States, all Cherokee can trace their lineage back to this place, the majestic Great Smoky Mountains. Specifically, to the most sacred place to all Cherokee, Kituwah, the Mothertown and birth place of the Cherokee people. It is in this place that for over 10,000 years the Cherokee people have lived, worked, played, and raised generations of families.
Today, the proud tradition of being connected to the land continues through the robust Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Tribe, where they continue to be stewards of the land and its resources, just as their ancestors did from time immemorial. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have further expanded this connection to the land through economic development priorities that continue to connect people and visitors to the land and its natural resources.
Today, visitors to Cherokee can enjoy award winning trout fishing waters, best in class mountain biking at Fire Mountain Trails, hiking trails, the championship caliber Fire Mountain Disc Golf Sanctuary, and soon to be, $2.5 million Fire Mountain Ignitor Park that will include two asphalt pump tracks, bicycle playground, skills area and two gravity lines. These projects represent the continued commitment to developing the EBCI's outdoor recreation offerings, and with many others in the pipeline, this will further solidify the Eastern Band as a leader in the Southeast region in Outdoor Recreation and helping to drive Western North Carolina's Outdoor Economy.
A MADE X MTNS production by videographer, Robb Leahy. Interviewer is Joanna Brown.
Thank you to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, Jeremy Hyatt, Laura Blythe, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Joey Owle, Michael Bradley, Anthony Brown, Corlee Thomas-Hill, Maddox Long, Joe McCoy, Weege Littlejohn, Chad Hallyburton, BCOutdoors, & Peter Milsapps.

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