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Contradictions in Cherokee

Last week we went over to Cherokee for the 16th Annual Trail of Tears Association Conference at the Cherokee Casino-Hotel. Cherokee is now effectively two towns – the traditional tribal offices, museum, fairgrounds, and craft shops; and the casino-dominated buildings … Continue reading

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Rupert Ross’s Returning to the Teachings

For some time my friend Tom Porter has urged me to read Rupert Ross’s, Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice (Penguin, 1996, 2006). I just finished it with the question, why didn’t I get to this book sooner? Tom … Continue reading

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East Asheville Performance

Barbara Bates Smith and I presented our dramatic readings from Red Clay, Blood River at the East Asheville Community Center on Sunday, May 17. We were joined by Geri Littlejohn, who has been making and playing Native American flutes for … Continue reading

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Dramatic Readings with Barbara Bates Smith

Over the past few months I have been developing a performance of dramatic readings based on Red Clay, Blood River with a well-known regional actress, Barbara Bates Smith. Noted for her Off-Broadway performance of “Ivy Rowe” from Lee Smith’s Fair … Continue reading

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