Visit Cherokee, North Carolina

Forget about present-day Cherokee for a minute and imagine a time machine magically transporting you back approximately 11,000 years. You would be sharpening a hunting tool and setting out in search of dinner, concocting natural remedies for ailments and coexisting peacefully with your neighbors. Much later, you might be marching alongside some 16,000 victims of broken promises, bidding farewell to your homeland and embarking on a painful trek along the Trail of Tears. Or maybe you were one of the fortunate few able to reclaim prized land and build a new community protected from takeover.