Macon County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Awi Usdi, the Little Deer: Cherokee Hunting Law in the Southern Appalachians

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Cocke County TN, Fannin County GA, Gilmer County GA, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Lumpkin County GA, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Polk County TN, Rabun County GA, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC, Towns County GA, Union County GA, White County GA

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Bear Man of Cherokee Country: Hunters, Bears, and the Boundary Between Human and Animal

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Polk County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Where It Eddies: The Underwater Buffalo of the Cheoah River

Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Bat Who Joined the Birds: Cherokee Ballgame Folklore and the Smallest Champion

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, DeKalb County AL, Gilmer County GA, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Murray County GA, Polk County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Where the Water-Dogs Laughed: Hellbender Folklore at Tusquittee Bald

Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Macon County NC, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Nûñ’yunu’wï, the Stone Man: Cherokee Monster of the Mountain Passes

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The River Under the River: The Cherokee Water Cannibals of the Tuckasegee

Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

U’la’gû, the Great Yellow-Jacket: Cherokee Memory in the Nantahala Mountains

Alex Hall / Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Oconee County SC, Rabun County GA

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Nantahala’s Shadow Serpent: The Story of Uw’tsûñ’ta

Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Swain County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Nunnehi of Nikwasi: Cherokee Spirit People of the Southern Appalachians

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County NC, Cocke County TN, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Polk County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC, Towns County GA, Union County GA

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

Judaculla: Tsul Kalu and the Cherokee Sacred Landscape of Cullowhee

Alex Hall / Buncombe County NC, Cherokee County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Henderson County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Swain County NC, Transylvania County NC

Appalachian Folklore & Myths

The Uktena: Cherokee Horned Serpent, Sacred Water, and the Diamond in the Forehead

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Cherokee County NC, Clay County TN, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, McMinn County TN, Monroe County TN, Oconee County SC, Polk County TN, Swain County NC, Transylvania County NC

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Hanging Maw of Chota

Alex Hall / Bradley County TN, Cherokee County NC, Graham County NC, Hamilton County TN, Jackson County NC, Knox County TN, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, McMinn County TN, Monroe County TN, Swain County NC

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Junaluska of Cheoah

Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Rabun County GA, Swain County NC, Tallapoosa County AL

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Tsali of Nantahala

Alex Hall / Cherokee County NC, Graham County NC, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Macon County NC, Swain County NC

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Attakullakulla of Chota

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Carter County TN, Jackson County NC, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Sullivan County TN, Swain County NC, Washington County TN

Appalachian Figures

The Story of Oconostota of Chota

Alex Hall / Blount County TN, Jackson County NC, Loudon County TN, Macon County NC, Monroe County TN, Pickens County NC, Sullivan County TN, Swain County NC