Indigenous Voices in Appalachia

From May through October 2024, the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area (AFNHA) is hosting a series of Indigenous Voices in Appalachia as programming for our 2024 exhibit - Creating Home: Indigenous Roots and Connections in the Appalachian Forest. This program seeks to engage with citizens of Native Nations whose homelands and connections include the regions where AFNHA now operates including the Haudenosaunee, the Shawnee, the Lenape, the Cherokee, the Monacans, and the Wyandot. The Indigenous Voices in Appalachia programming will offer opportunities to the public and our partner organizations to better understand and share stories that acknowledge and honor the Indigenous people with ties to our region, and to share their culture and experiences today.

Our Creating Home exhibit explores the history and contemporary stories of Native American cultures with connections to the AFNHA region and their influence on Appalachian culture. The Appalachian Forest Discovery Center, located at the Darden Mill, 101 Railroad Ave, Elkins, will be open to the public with free admission from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, from May 18 through the end of October.

Events:
May 18 - Exhibit Opening and Seneca Artisan Showcase
June 29 - Dance Showcase
August 17 - Storyteller Showcase
September 14-15 - Heritage Days on the Hill (Wills Creek Museum)
September 20 - “Creating Home” Presentation at Appalachian Festival
September 21 - Cherokee Artisan Showcase
November 9 - “Ways of Knowing” Indigenous Studies Symposium

Join us summer and fall 2024 for more Native exhibits and programs across AFNHA. Sign up for our newsletter below to learn more about upcoming events. Contact us if you are doing your own programming related to indigenous history or culture. This program is supported with funding from the National Park Foundation

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