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Cherokee in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Long Hair Clan

 
 
Long Hair Clan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 23, 2014
1. Long Hair Clan Marker
Inscription.
Ani-Gilohi—(Cherokee language translation)

People in this clan wore their hair long. They walked with confidence and were often leaders.

(Cherokee language translation)

CLAN FACTS: Throughout the large ancient Cherokee homeland of more than 140,000 square miles, clans organized the towns. Each clan sat together in the town house. If you traveled to another Cherokee town, your clan would take care of you providing food, hospitality and shelter.

(Cherokee language translation)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.
 
Location. 35° 28.956′ N, 83° 19.04′ W. Marker is in Cherokee, North Carolina, in Swain County. Marker can be reached from Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles south of Drama Road, on the right when traveling south. Located at the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized tribe, next to the Museum of Cherokee Indians. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 482 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee NC 28719, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nimrod Jarrett Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Clan (about 300
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feet away, measured in a direct line); Trail of Tears (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sequoyah (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deer Clan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Museum of the Cherokee Indian (approx. 0.2 miles away); Paint Clan (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cherokee.
 
Also see . . .  Seven Cherokee Clans (Wikipedia entry). (Submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
Long Hair Clan Marker Area image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 23, 2014
2. Long Hair Clan Marker Area
Long Hair Clan Marker in distance image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 23, 2014
3. Long Hair Clan Marker in distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,874 times since then and 281 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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