Cherokee Heritage Center

Cherokee Heritage Center seeks vendors

PARK HILL – The Cherokee Heritage Center is seeking vendors for its annual arts and crafts show held during the 57th Cherokee National Holiday. It’s all part of the fun and excitement of the Cherokee Nation’s holiday celebration held yearly over the Labor Day weekend.

“The Cherokee Heritage Center will draw audiences from across the country to an outstanding array of Cherokee artists, ranging from basketry to pottery and just about everything in between,” said Tom Mooney, archivist at the Cherokee Heritage Center.

All vendors must be citizens of a federally recognized tribe. Event coordinators encourage vendors to complete and return their applications quickly, as booth space at the Cherokee Heritage Center venue is limited.

Additionally during the festival there will be live performances from the Warriors of AniKituhwa dancers, storytelling by Gayle Ross and Hastings Shade, and music by the Kingfisher Family, the Tim Kingfisher Band, D.D. Etchieson Cherokee Choir and the Girty Family Singers at the Cherokee Heritage Center. Event sponsors include the Oklahoma Arts Council and

Mid-America Arts Alliance.

The Cherokee Heritage Center is located on 44 heavily wooded acres tucked away in the Oklahoma foothills of the Ozark Mountains, just six miles south of downtown Tahlequah. From Highway 62 south of Tahlequah, turn east on Willis Road. Follow Willis Road to 21192 S. Keeler Drive.

For more information and to receive an application, contact the Cherokee Heritage Center at (918)

456-6007, email badair@cherokeeheritage.org or visit the web site at cherokeeheritage.org.

The Cherokee National Holiday has been held since 1953 to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution.

With its exciting array of entertainment, cultural and athletic events, it has grown into one of the largest festivals in Oklahoma, attracting more than 90,000 visitors from across the world. This year’s theme is E-loh-i nu-s-di-da-nv de-ga-de-la-qua-s-ge-s-di (“I learn from all that I observe”), reflecting the Cherokee Nation’s long held belief in education as a means to uplift individuals and their communities. The 57th Cherokee National Holiday is a smoke-free event. For a full schedule of events and event locations for the Cherokee National Holiday, please call (918) 453-5536 or visit http://holiday.cherokee.org