MUSEUM OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE

75 years of preserving & perpetuating the history, culture & stories of the Cherokee people.

On October 9, 2023, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian is proud to reintroduce itself as ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏗᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᏪᏘ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ (Tsalagi idiyvwiyahi igatseli uweti asquanigododi): Museum of the Cherokee People. In Cherokee, “Museum of the Cherokee People” approximately translates to: “All of us are Cherokee people. It is all of ours, where the old things are stored.” As the tribal museum and official repository of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians located on the ancestral homelands of all three federally recognized Cherokee tribes, this is our museum as Cherokee people. We are of the community; we serve the community. Listen to Executive Director Shana Bushyhead Condill (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), board member and award-winning author of the novel 'Even As We Breathe' Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), and Designer Tyra Maney (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Diné) talk about what this name change means for the museum's future. The Museum extends our deep gratitude to Cherokee Speakers Council for their guidance throughout this process. We are proud to adopt a new visual brand that is contemporary yet rooted in tradition, and an inclusive new name that affirms our commitment to serving our people and our visitors. As we build on a 75-year legacy as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we honor those who made the way and think of those who will come seven generations from now.