Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina. It is the headquarters for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. It is also a tourist-oriented area, located at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the site of a Harrah's Cherokee casino. It is located in western North Carolina on the Oconaluftee River and the Qualla Reservation, and on U.S. Highway 441. An outdoor drama depicting the Eastern Band's story, Unto These Hills, is presented annually during the tourist season. The population is about 1/3 Cherokee.

Points of interest

• Cherokee Botanical Garden and Nature Trail
• Oconaluftee Indian Village

External links

• Official website of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians

Swain County, North Carolina | Cherokee tribe | American Indian reservations

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