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Guided tours are offered on Thursday and Friday mornings of the Pow Wow. This is an opportunity for schools, home schools, scouting, and other groups of all ages to learn about the Tribe, Tribal Grounds, visit with the traders, and enjoy the gathering. Tours include the Council House, museum, demonstrations, storytelling, inter-tribal dancing, and a sample tasting of frybread. A discount lunch is offered for tour participants at the cookhouse, which also serves breakfast and dinner. The Tribal Grounds and permanent facilities are handicapped accessible with ample parking for buses and vans. Reservations for guided tours are recommended.

Throughout the year, the Cherokee of Georgia is active in the community. Field trips and campouts are hosted at the Tribal Grounds. Presentations on American Indian culture and history with interactive displays and activities are held at local libraries, schools, and activity centers. Their interactive displays are also set up at events to provide information and inspire interest to learn more.

In times of crisis and hardship, tribal members have provided assistance, such as delivering hurricane supplies. Cherokee of Georgia has been recognized by the State of Georgia and the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for housing firefighters on the Tribal Grounds during wildfires. Recognition has also been received from Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base for Native American Heritage programs on base. Their Tribal Council is incorporated and has held nonprofit status since 1989. The Tribal Grounds are located at 110 Cherokee Way, Saint George, GA 31562.

Additional Pow Wow information is available at “Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Grounds” (@CherokeeofGA) on Facebook.

Written by: Jane Winkler., Jane is a member of Beaver Creek Indians of South Carolina. She and her husband, Tim, have volunteered with the Cherokee of Georgia for over a decade.

Layla Perchal Neal is a UK photographer based currently in Jacksonville. Photography has been a passion of Layla’s ever since her father gifted her with his 35mm camera as a teenager. Layla has spent a third of her life living outside the UK as an expat and is drawn to documenting the stories of the people, and places she experiences. Layla worked for Al Jazeera in Doha for eight years amongst a wealth of media experience. Currently, she is studying for her Masters in Photography in the UK.