Cherokee Legends Lecture by Jarrett Wildcatt

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is hosting a free lecture series that delves into a variety of Cherokee topics.

Jarrett Wildcatt is an Eastern Band of Cherokee tribal citizen. He was raised in the Yellowhill Community on Rattlesnake Mountain and he currently resides in the Wolftown Community. Jarrett is a Lead Culturalist Specialist at the Museum of the Cherokee and an experienced Cherokee storyteller. He specializes in the traditional craft of twining. Other areas of interest are pottery, and woodcarving.

The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, located at 576 Highway 360 in Vonore, is the state’s only tribally-owned historical site.  It was built to honor the Cherokee Sequoyah, who in 1821 created a Syllabary, or way of reading and writing the Cherokee language. The museum, located on Tellico Lake, features exhibits from various periods of Cherokee occupation in the Tennessee Overhill area.  Its gift shop offers for sale many Cherokee and Native American crafts, jewelry, and books on Cherokee history and culture.

These lectures are free and open to the public and are sponsored in part by TN Arts Commission and Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. For more information or in case of inclement weather in both TN or NC check our Facebook page and website at www.sequoyahmuseum.org or contact the museum at 423-884-6246.