Cherokee Legend

Eleven-year-old Mandie Shaw is nervous about her trip to visit her Cherokee relatives. The journey through a North Carolina mountain forest is full of dangers like stalking panthers, and she wonders if her dead father’s kinspeople will even like her once she arrives. But the trip to the Indian reservation is only the beginning of Mandie’s many adventures. When Mandie and her friends get lost in a secret cave, they discover a pile of gold left behind by a legendary Cherokee chief. Is it really cursed, as legend insists?

In Cherokee myth - as in other indigenous American traditions - the whole of creation is alive and able to communicate like humans and with the human beings who share their environment. Cherokee myths explain how the world came to be the way it is and imparts important lessons about Cherokee cultural values.

When monster hunters Rick Becker and Sarah Dalton retreat to the Smoky Mountains for a well-earned vacation, they expect peaceful hikes and quiet nights. But when a gruesome attack shakes the nearby woods and massive feline tracks turn up near a tourist cabin, peace quickly gives way to something darker. As legends of the Wampus Cat begin to blur with reality, Rick and Sarah are pulled into a chilling investigation that uncovers not just ancient Cherokee myths, but evidence of a secretive research facility hidden deep in the forest. With the help of trusted allies and a mysterious Cherokee ...

ATTENTION Readers: This book has been reworked and published as a NEW Book (FALLEN) in a NEW Series (Redemption Series). ____________________________________________________________________________________________ We all have two lives. Jimmy-Mack’s second began the moment he realized he only had one. In the remote mountains of North Carolina, Mack’s new found love for a Cherokee Native woman exposes a tribal secret and an Indian burial ground holding an ancient Viking treasure wrapped in a supernatural mystery so deep its unraveling rewrites the North American history books, toppling a...

Discover the sacred legends, haunting myths, and rich oral traditions of the Cherokee nation. Deep within the misty peaks and ancient valleys of the Appalachian Mountains lies a tapestry of stories passed down through generations. Cherokee Folklore opens a window into a timeless world where nature and the spirit realm exist as one, revealing the profound wisdom and enduring imagination of the Cherokee people. In this immersive collection, you will explore: The powerful origin stories of the world, fire, and the stars as told by ancient storytellers. Legendary encounters with spirit ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park looks peaceful from a distance. Then the fog eats the road, a bear stops traffic, the pancake line wraps around the building, and your cute vacation shoes begin questioning your leadership. Weird Great Smoky Mountains Stories is a funny, story-rich road trip through one of America’s most beloved and wonderfully strange national parks. This is not a normal travel guide. It is a weird ride through Gatlinburg neon, Pigeon Forge spectacle, Cades Cove ghost cabins, Elkmont’s abandoned resort past, Cherokee legends, moonshine history, bear jams, elk fields,...

Most books about Appalachian folklore begin with the words "locals say." This one gives you the court records. You have read the other ones. Forty legends, two paragraphs each, every story introduced by an anonymous source that cannot be checked. You finish the book unable to tell the difference between a legend with a courthouse file behind it and one somebody invented for a website in 1994. Primeval Appalachian Folklore takes the opposite approach. Every story here comes with a county, a date, and wherever possible the name of the person who told it and the name of the person who wrote it...

For many generations, the Aniyunwiya (meaning the “real people” or “principal people”) lived in harmony with the land they inhabited. They worshipped their ancestors and believed that every living thing—people, animals, trees, and plants—had a spirit and an important place in the world.

Born of parents who traveled through time ensuring the birth of a great legend, Raven Kangee has her own destiny to fulfill. Her disbelief in fairy tales is shattered when four books mysteriously appear. Conceived over a century ago and born in the 21st century, Raven’s purpose for the Real People would manifest in unexpected and extraordinary ways. She would witness a world fading back to the past, as she effortlessly moved between eras, ensuring the safety of future prominent Native American figures. Unlike her mother’s purpose, her destiny extended far beyond the boundaries of the ...

In the eastern part of North Georgia, there is a mountain range at the southernmost point of the Appalachians. It is not a very big mountain, less than 3,000 feet high. It is a land where the Cherokee lived, thrived, and died, for hundreds of years. Atop this mountain are the remains of a stone fort. Some say they are the ruins of an ancient religion. The Cherokee say it was there long before they arrived, which would have been before the tenth or eleventh century. They believe these ruins were built by the Moon Eyed people. Others believe a Welsh explorer named Madoc built them. Madoc set ...

On the eerie eve of All Hallows' in the year 2000, a chilling autumnal darkness descended upon Cherokee Falls, South Carolina.The crisp October air bit at exposed skin as Sarah, Mark, Emily, and Ben’s battered Ford Explorer bumped along the curvy road leading to Cherokee Falls, its headlights cutting fleeting swaths through the inky blackness of the northern Cherokee County woods. A palpable weight, a cloying blend of damp soil, decaying oak, and pine, permeated the air. The earlier exuberance of their laughter, a vibrant countermelody to the ghoulish porch lights shimmering in the ...

A Cherokee couple spends their days fishing and making cornmeal. When a giant dog steals their cornmeal, the neighbors all gather to help. Find out how this Cherokee legend explains the creation of the Milky Way.

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche, where he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche Warrior, White Wolf. There were many songs sung around campfires in Comanche villages praising his fierceness in battle.

Betty meets Queenie in this courageous coming-of-age story about a Black girl fighting for recognition in a South Carolina Cherokee community that refuses to accept her ancestry as legitimate. Ophelia Blue Rivers is a descendent of Cherokee Freedmen: Blacks formerly enslaved by rich southern...

In "Southland Legacy," Aracely's dreams of breathing new life into the historic Southland estate start to take shape, all while her love for Red Sky reaches new depths. But when her cousin Susan seeks refuge from a tumultuous relationship, the atmosphere at Southland changes drastically. Suddenly, the whispers of the past grow louder. Aracely and Susan find themselves haunted by the spirits of the Whitehall family, the first to inhabit the land after the Cherokee people were forcibly removed. As the women grapple with newfound spiritual connections, haunting questions emerge. What secrets ...

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche where he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche warrior White Wolf. There were many songs sung around campfires in Comanche villages praising his fierceness in battle.

A child is taken. A broken investigator is the only one who can find her. But the mountain may already have claimed her. When young Sharon Bishop vanishes from her home in the shadow of Kalanu Mountain, the entire county mobilizes to find her. The kidnapper is caught within hours. But there’s one problem. He swears he didn’t kill her. He says something else took her. Something ancient. Something the locals whisper about but never name. Still recovering from a brutal attack that left his memory fractured, investigator Tobias Atkins is pulled back into a case he may no longer be capable ...

NOMINATED FOR A PULITZER PRIZE NUMBER ONE NEW RELEASE AND BESTSELLER IN NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY October 2024:In New York City, Mark, born dirt-poor on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, works for GLUE, the secret organization that controls the world. Mark has perfected an ancient weapon that never misses its human target and the kills always leave inspectors mystified. If Mark accepts the latest assignment from GLUE, for ten million dollars, it will change drastically the future of America, all set against a backdrop of rumors of ravens and Medicine Carriers with people in ...

From the tales of Orenda. Book Two: After a long winter encampment, Orenda, Nazshoni, Kanuna and Onsi cross the Mississippi river and venture west. Their destination is far and Orenda intends to move the small group of warriors with haste in the hope of reaching an embattled tribe far to the west of the great river. The plan begins to unravel when they come across a ghost village and then dire forebodings from an old Shaman. There is a shape-shifter in the area and she has been causing much destruction and despair. Orenda attempts to go around the troubled area as he feels tomahawks and ...

This unique audiobook introduces the listeners to the seven Cherokee clans, found in no other American Indian tribe. They are Wolf (Ani-Wahiya), Bird (Ani-Tsiskwa), Deer (Ani-Kawi), Twister (Ani-Gilohi), Wild Potato (Ani-Gotegewi), Panther (Ani-Sahoni) and Paint (Ani-Wodi). In each section of notes appear the etymology of the Cherokee name, synonyms and related clans, the clan's in-born strengths and character, mitochondrial DNA types, symbols and iconography, famous people, ceremonies, art and monuments.