Monday, September 10, 2007

Tall Knife




This is a bad photo turned to a great drawing of the famous Indian, Tall Knife, aka Micah Nash Timmer.


This weekend, we travelled to Cherokee North Carolina to visit with the Cherokee nation. While there, Micah informed us he had a new name - Tall Knife. We visited the 1750's Cherokee Indian Village, where Tall Knife met with Cherokee guide, Destin. Destin took us on a tour of the village to see women doing beadwork, pottery, weaving and grinding corn. We also saw young men making arrowheads, blowguns, a blow gun demonstration, music demonstration and making a canoe. It was a great experience. It was a first visit for the whole family and a great experience. Tall Knife came home with a real arrow, a blow gun, Cherokee storytelling book and a plastic bow and arrows. Momma came home with some apples, and a piece of soapstone to carve. I came home with much lighter pockets.....now I know why it is wise to visit family for vacation....much cheaper....they feed you for free and give you a free place to stay!!! LOL.