Councilman Barbara McRae, Vice-Mayor, presented a proposal that the Town of Franklin deed the Nikwasi Indian Mound over to the Nikwasi Initiative, a non-profit that she co-chairs. A copy of her statement has been posted below.
Macon MEdia could not find a website for the Nikwasi Initiative, but has found a lot about on various websites devoted to Cherokee Tourism, including Visit Cherokee. [LINK]
Here is an excerpt:
The Nikwasi Initiative oversees the Cherokee Cultural Corridor project, a heritage tourism initiative to preserve and showcase historical sites crucial to the US and EBCI. (Preliminary map above.) Conceptualized to be a regional economic driver, the Corridor is about 60 miles long and extends from Cherokee along Highway 28 along the Little Tennessee River to Franklin and continues along Highway 441 to the Georgia border. Sites include Anglo-Cherokee War Battlefields, Cowee, Lauada Cemetery/Fontana Lake, and Cherokee - Qualla Boundary Gateway, among others. Signage in Cherokee and English will inform visitors about the region’s past and present. One of the goals is to publish a brochure to guide visitors along the corridor.
The Town of Franklin, Macon County, and EBCI have all contributed start-up funds for NI. There are many other funders to the Corridor project, including the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and the Cannon Foundation.
Editors Note: Macon Media has not been invited to cover any of the meetings or events of this organization.
A video of that segment of the March 2019 town council meeting will be added below once it finishes processing.
If the video refuses to load, watch the video on Youtube. [LINK]
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We Are All People of the Mountains
Creating a partnership around Nikwasi Mound
by Vice-Mayor Barbara McRae
Nikwasi Initiative Statement on Mound by Bobby Coggins on Scribd
Previous Meetings Dealing with Ownership of the Nikwasi Mound
10-07-2014 Aldermen pass resolution reaffirming ownership of Nikwasi, willing to work with tribe on maintenance [LINK]
08-14-2013 ECBI Chief Hicks Speaks to County Commissioners [LINK TO FULL MEETING]
03-03-2014 Nikwasi Mound Presentation at the March 2014 Franklin Aldermen Meeting
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Published at 9:30pm on Monday, March 4, 2019
Edited at 4:13am on 03-05-2019 to add information about the Nikwasi Initiative
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