Friday nights:
Experience
the 1700s
Journey to Chota
Saturday nights:
Experience the 1800s
Adventures in Indian Territory
Friday nights at 7:30 -
Journey to Chota
The 1700s come to life in the Ancient
Village!
Friday
Act One:
The Timberlake Visit
Will you be a Cherokee villager, warrior, or
Englishman as Lt. Henry Timberlake arrives for his
historic 1762 visit to the busy trade center of
Chota?
Hear the words of Cherokee leader and orator
Ostenaco as he graciously welcomes the Timberlake
party and considers bringing a contingent of
Cherokees to England. How will the Cherokee warriors
welcome—and warn—the visitors?
Friday Act Two:
Around
Cherokee Council Fires
Travel ahead several years and become part of the
1776 Cherokee Council of the day and help Cherokee
leaders decide what part, if any, they should play
in the upcoming American Revolution.
Should they side with the British and fight, join
the colonists, remain neutral—or is there another
choice?
Hear words actually spoken by leaders of the day:
Cherokee Peace Chief Attakullakulla and his warrior
son Dragging Canoe; Beloved Woman Nancy Ward,
Captain Nathaniel Gist, and others.
Which is the right decision? YOU will help them
decide.
Saturday nights at 7:30 -
Adventures in Indian
Territory!
The 1800s come to life in Adam's
Corner!
Saturday Act One:
Amazing Graces
Award-winning
actor and storyteller Laurette Willis portrays Trail
of Tears survivor Carrie Bushyhead and
eccentric young missionary teacher Sarah Worcester.
Enjoy tales of the old Female Seminary days and the
harsh realities of life as they recount Cherokee
history through the eyes of those who lived it.
