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New Nikwasi Mound Plans Focus On Early Cherokee Agriculture

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Reporter Lilly Knoepp talks with Nikwasi Initiative Director Elaine Eisenbraun about the next stage of plans for the areas around the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin. The Initiative secured the deed to the mound in 2019. Now Eisenbraun says the agriculture of the early Cherokee will be celebrated at the site.
The nonprofit that took control of the sacred Nikwasi Mound in Franklin two years ago is releasing more details about its plans for the site.
The Nikwasi Initiative is made up of representatives from Macon County, the town of Franklin, Eastern Band of Cherokee(EBCI) and Mainspring Conservation Trust.
Elaine Eisenbraun is its new director. She recently updated the Macon County Commissioners and the Franklin Town Council that the initiative wants to focus on the agricultural history of the site.

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'When All God's Children Get Together,' Black History West Of Buncombe County

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The WNC Historical Association is located in Asheville’s oldest brick house. Now the association is hosting an exhibit about the history of Black communities west of Asheville. Reporter Lilly Knoepp talks with author and historian Ann Miller Woodford about why its important to learn about the region’s history – and how to apply it to the present.
The Western North Carolina Historical Association is located in Asheville's oldest brick house - where at least 70 people were enslaved. Now the association is hosting an exhibit about the history of Black communities west of Asheville. Author and historian Ann Miller Woodford talks with BPR about why its important to learn about the region’s history – and how to apply it to the present.

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