News Release

Cherokee Iconography: A Language unto Itself

Date: August 12, 2023
Contact: Kim Coons, 706-866-9241, ext. 139

Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, August 12, at 11 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a special 1-hour, ranger-led program examining Cherokee iconography. These symbols, and the meanings ascribed to them, are important aspects of Cherokee culture. The program will be held at the Passage Site, located next to the Tennessee River, between the Market Street Bridge and the Tennessee Aquarium. Participants will need to park in one of the pay-to-park parking lots near Market Street and West Aquarium Way.

The Cherokee have always relied, and continue to rely, heavily on the use of symbols as part of their culture. Their belief on the complexity of the universe is explained through symbols which for many objects had dual meanings by serving utilitarian as well as spiritual purposes. Come learn more about those symbols and their meanings.

For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/chch.