Cherokee National Treasure

Several people designated as Cherokee National Treasures. Clockwise from top left: Jane Osti, Durbin Feeling, Hastings Shade, Wilma Mankiller

Cherokee National Treasure is a distinction created in 1988 by the Cherokee Nation to recognize people who have made significant contributions to the preservation of the tribe's art, language, and culture.

The tribe published a biographical overview of these cultural bearers, Cherokee National Treasures: In Their Own Words, co-edited by Shawna Morton-Cain and Pamela Jumper-Thurman in 2017.

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