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Cherokee Bears

January 31, 2019 by Harry Harrigan 2 Comments

While I was researching the background for Winter Rose, the somewhat mysterious but compelling Cherokee woman who is introduced in the first book, I spent a lot of time in Cherokee, North Carolina, the home of the eastern band of the Cherokee nation. If you ever get a chance to visit, go by all means. The Cherokee story, like that of all Native American tribes, is heartbreaking. Our treatment of American Indians has been one of the world’s biggest screw jobs from the start and the tragedy continues today in many ways. In spite of their hardships though, the Cherokee nation is thriving, fascinating and welcoming.

In 2005, a project was begun to show the talents of the local artists in Cherokee and to share the Cherokee culture with visitors. Each artist was given a full sized metal bear sculpture to paint, using a theme from the Cherokee heritage. As you go around the town, you’ll come across the bears in a variety of public spots. Here are three of my favorites:

Eagle Dancer Bear, painted by Lora Powell
Cherokee Sunset Bear, painted by Joel Queen
Patriot Bear, painted by William Harris, Jr

Filed Under: Road King Characters, Winter Rose Tagged With: action thriller, adventure mystery book, Road King Chronicles, Roman Keane

About Harry Harrigan

About five years ago, Harry decided to get serious about the books he had been working on part time and devote all of his time to writing fiction. The first book in the Road King Chronicles series, Blue Ridge Run, was published in 2015, with Second Hand Snake following in 2017. The third book, South Dakota Dead, was released in August of 2018.

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  1. m.2 slot performance says

    February 11, 2019 at 8:25 pm

    Pretty! This has been a really wonderful post. Thanks for providing
    these details.

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    • Harry Harrigan says

      February 12, 2019 at 9:00 am

      Aren’t they great? I like them all, but the Eagle Dancer Bear is my favorite. I’ve seen similar programs in other places – like Coeur d’Alene Idaho’s painted moose statues. The Cherokee artists did an amazing job of using the bear statues not just as art, but to also highlight their culture.

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