Cherokee Quote by Louise Ann Barton

“Cherokee stories have been passed down through many generations. Storytelling is an art form. Storytellers are actors, singers, dancers, and mimes who tell stories…

— Rennay Craats

“Good storytelling is one thing rural whites and Indians have in common. But native Americans have learned through harsh necessity that people who survive…

— Kathleen Norris

We are a revitalized tribe. After every major upheaval, we have been able to gather together as a people to rebuild a community and…

— Wilma Mankiller

Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their experience. Which may or may not…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

I was no Cherokee. I was no warrior. I was nobody special. I was just a girl, scared and angry. When I saw myself…

— Dorothy Allison

Fascinating, often hilarious, always devastatingly truthful, The Inconvenient Indian is destined to become a classic of historical narrative. For those who wish to better…

— Joseph Boyden

My tribute to mystical, magical trees that the Cherokee called "standing people. . . ."

— Wallace Stevens

“We come to know ourselves only through stories. We listen to the stories of others, we inherit the stories of those who came before,…

— Camilla Gibb

I came from a family that was pretty insularly Cherokee. We kept to ourselves - the white people were there, and we were here,…

— Wes Studi

It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new…

— Martin Van Buren

the voices of our ancestors telling of our glorious past, our culture, and what it means to be an Indian.

— Allen Sapp

“The Eastern and Western Cherokees live thousands of miles from each other. Yet, many ties remain, through family, friends, and a shared culture. In…

— Nicole Claro