Museum of the Cherokee People

Museum of the Cherokee People
Museum of the Cherokee People is located in North Carolina
Museum of the Cherokee People
Location within North Carolina
Former name
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Location589 Tsali Boulevard,
Cherokee, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates35°29′04″N 83°18′59″W / 35.48451°N 83.31642°W / 35.48451; -83.31642
TypeArt museum, history museum, cultural museum, archive, community center, educational center
AccreditationNorth American Reciprocal Museum Association
OwnerCherokee Historical Association
Websitemotcp.org

The Museum of the Cherokee People (MTCP), formerly known as the Museum of the Cherokee Indian (MCI), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit cultural arts and history museum, educational center, and archive founded in 1948, and located in Cherokee, North Carolina.[1][2] The museum provides permanent exhibitions, an artifact collection, workshops, educational programs, and a museum store.[1][3] The museum was previously operated by the Cherokee Historical Association,[4] but later became its own entity. It has been part of the North American Reciprocal Museum Association.

  1. ^ a b Power, Susan C. (January 1, 2007). Art of the Cherokee: Prehistory to the Present. University of Georgia Press. pp. 6, 155, 223, 225. ISBN 978-0-8203-2766-2.
  2. ^ Hargan, Jim (June 4, 2012). Explorer's Guide Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains (Fourth Edition). The Countryman Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-88150-968-7.
  3. ^ Summitt, April R. (May 15, 2012). Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet. ABC-CLIO. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-0-313-39178-1.
  4. ^ Lawson, Russell M. (April 2, 2013). Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-313-38145-4.