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Heritage Day award goes to Cherokee storyteller

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From the Sylva Herald:

Western Carolina University Chancellor David Belcher presented 2011 Mountain Heritage Awards on Saturday (Sept. 24) to well-known Cherokee storyteller Lloyd Arneach and to the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, which has become a dynamic community hub in Graham County.

The presentations were part of activities at WCU’s 37th annual Mountain Heritage Day festival.

WCU bestows Mountain Heritage Awards each year on one individual and one organization in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the preservation or interpretation of the history and culture of Southern Appalachia, or for outstanding contributions to research on, or interpretation of, Southern Appalachian issues.
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