Record #:

8255

Author(s):

Hodge, Alan

Abstract:

Jerry Wolfe, an elder in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has spent many years storytelling and promoting Cherokee culture. His stories are drawn from his own experiences, including World War II and the Job Corps program, and from Cherokee animal tales. He is well-known as an expert on Indian stickball and as a carver of special sticks used in the game. He received the North Carolina Arts Council Heritage Award in 2003.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 6, Nov 2006, p104-105, por

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Storytellers; Storytelling