When Tara McCoy first began teaching pottery in 2016, it was her least favorite artistic medium, trumped by shell carving, ...

Levi West is a potter who begins with the ground itself — the earth. He has been researching sites around Cherokee towns where his ancestors would have harvested clay for pottery. But even when he ...

A new art exhibit featuring the work of more than 60 Cherokee potters is on display at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, North Carolina. “People of the Clay: Contemporary Cherokee Potters ...

Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer was born in North Carolina at a time when Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools, as part of a national effort to assimilate them into mainstream ...

Press release from UNC Asheville: The Center for Native Health, UNC Asheville, the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute (RKLI), and Tsali Care are partnering to develop ᎠᏏᎾᏏ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏙᎴᏆᏍᎩ “asinasi nole ...

ART LESSONS: Tara McCoy demonstrates shaping pottery using Cherokee tools and techniques with a class of UNC Asheville students. Photo courtesy of Kilyne Oocumma/The Center for Native Health Potter ...

Native American pottery is more than art—it’s a living link to heritage, land, and community. From ancient hand-coiling to modern innovations, each vessel carries stories across generations. Today’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Levi West is a potter who begins with the ground itself — the earth. He has been researching sites around Cherokee towns where his ...

Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer was born in North Carolina at a time when Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools, as part of a national effort to assimilate them into mainstream ...