Asheville Art Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian present A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art
Exhibition on view beginning June 12, 2021 at the Museum of Cherokee Indian
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Exhibition on view beginning June 12, 2021 at the Museum of Cherokee Indian
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Asheville Art Museum
A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art features over 50 works of art in a variety of media by 30+ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee Nation artists. The exhibition highlights the use of the written Cherokee language, a syllabary developed by Cherokee innovator Sequoyah (circa 1776–1843). Cherokee syllabary is frequently found in the work of Cherokee artists as a compositional element or the subject matter of the work itself. The exhibition will be on view at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, North Carolina from June 12, 2021 to October 31, 2021, and in the Asheville Art Museum’s Appleby Foundation Exhibition
TAHLEQUAH â The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Feb. 22 that the language âby bloodâ is void, and should be removed from the tribeâs laws, including provisions within the Constitution.Â
The decision was in response to the 2017 federal Cherokee Nation v. Nash case that determined Freedmen citizens have full rights as CN citizens, including the right to run for elected office, based on the Treaty of 1866.Â
Attorney General Sara Hill recently requested that the Supreme Court issue an order to close the issue by striking the âby bloodâ references in the Constitution, based on the 2017 federal ruling.Â
âThe federal court and Cherokee Nation Supreme Court concluded in 2017 that Cherokee Nation is bound by the Treaty of 1866 to recognize descendants of Cherokee Freedmen as full citizens. Cherokee Nation has abided by those court orders and will continue to do so,â Hill said. âProvisions in Cherokee Nationâs Con
Dec 17, 2020
Wednesday, March 31, 2021, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 05, 2021 General Election and the July 24, 2021 Run-Off Election â if a Run-off Election is necessary.
The Cherokee Nation Election Commission will be conducting the 2021 General Election of the Cherokee Nation on Saturday June 05, 2021. The Tribal Council Seats open for office are Districts 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, and one At-Large Council seat.
Eligible Cherokee Citizens interested in running for office may pick up a Candidate packet beginning on December 01, 2020.
The filing period for candidates will begin at 8 a.m. on February 01, 2021 and will continue through February 04, 2021 ending at 5 p.m. Candidates must file their declaration of candidacy with the Election Commission Office at 17763 South Muskogee Ave. Tahlequah Oklahoma.