In 1963, a group of distinguished Cherokees founded the Cherokee National Historical Society, a private non-profit corporation designed to preserve the history and culture of the Cherokee people - past, present, and future.
Beyond this original mission, the Society is committed to educating not only the Cherokee people, but the general public through visual and performing arts, the written word, and the development of uniquely Cherokee resources.
Acting as a base for the perpetuation of the educational and cultural activities of the Society, the Cherokee Heritage Center has welcomed over 2,500,000 visitors from all over the world who have experienced the rich Cherokee Heritage.
In an effort to collect and preserve historic and cultural documents, the Historical Society founders sought to assemble everything ever written by or about the Cherokees into one central facility - an ambitious goal of the organization.
The Cherokee National Historical Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, Columns, which is mailed to all members of the Society.
You are invited to join The Cherokee National Historical Society.