Column: Native American legends change over the years
Column: Native American legends change over the years Johnny Vardeman Because the Cherokee lived in what is now North Georgia for many years, Native American legends are as colorful as the Blue Ridge Mountains in the fall. Some may be based on fact. Others are fantasies. Many have been embellished as they have been passed down through the generations. The most familiar in these parts is the story of Sautee and Nacoochee. The Indian Princess Nacoochee flung herself off Yonah Mountain after her lover Sautee was thrown over the cliff by Cherokees because h...
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