Record #:

29108

Author(s):

Gillespie, John D.

Abstract:

The modern tribal dances of the Eastern Cherokee native to Western North Carolina are described. The Women’s, Bear, Horse, and Friendship or Dilsti dances are specifically described. How these dances are influenced by common stereotypes and their similarities to the dances of other tribes are also described.

Source:

Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 13 Issue , Oct 1961, p29-43

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Dance