Oconaluftee Indian Village is much more than just a place it’s living history. Watch as a village prepares for war. Be amazed by a blowgun demonstration. As you wander, interact with villagers as they hull canoes, sculpt pottery and masks, weave baskets, and fashion beadwork. Delight in cultural dances amid the swaying oaks and sycamores.

Your guide will show you the way through the winding paths, flanked with traditional Cherokee dwellings, work areas, and sacred ritual sites. The faint tang of wood smoke wafts by as you are led by a Cherokee cultural expert on an interactive journey through Cherokee lifestyle and history. You won’t need your robotic-voiced GPS here. Cherokee history isn’t just the past. In Oconaluftee Indian Village, it’s alive, well, and amazing.Īs you enter the soft trails of the village, it’s no longer the 21st century: you’re immediately transported to the 1760s.