Cherokee in Swain County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Blue Clan
Ani-Sahoni
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2019
1. Blue Clan Marker
According to oral tradition, the Blue Clan knew about a plant with a blue flower that was used to heal children’s diseases.(Cherokee language translation)
Clan Facts: Your clan came from your mother. People of the same clan could not marry each other, so your father would have been from another clan. Your mother’s brothers, your uncles, might have more to do with raising you than your father.
(Cherokee language translation)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.
Location. 35° 28.993′ N, 83° 18.996′ W. Marker is in Cherokee, North Carolina, in Swain County. Marker is on Tsali Boulevard (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles south of Drama Road (County Highway 1361), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, in front of the Cherokee Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 498 Tsali Boulevard, 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. Long Hair Clan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherokee Veterans Park (about 400 feet away); Nimrod Jarrett Smith
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Cherokee Clans
Also see . . . Blue Clan (Wikipedia). The Anisahoni, or Blue Holly Clan, subdivisions were Panther, or Wildcat, and Bear, probably in origin two separate clans that were later consolidated with a third. Historically, this clan produced many people who were able to make special medicines for the children. The medicine was made from a blue plant which is where the clan gained its name. (Submitted on June 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2019
2. Blue Clan Marker (wide view • Cherokee Welcome Center parking lot in background)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 960 times since then and 325 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
