Culture & Travel

As former long-time president of the Goingsnake District Heritage Association, I would like to call a reorganization meeting for the Association. It will take place at 10 a.m. at the John F. Henderson Public Library in Westville on Saturday, January 17th. There are a number of people who are committed to reviving the organization to see that it continues for many more years in the future.

Mitchell, a fifth-generation Collinsville native and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, owns and operates Caddy Corner Consignment & Boutique, a consignment clothing boutique on West Main Street. She also serves on the board of a local no-kill animal shelter. During the discussion, Mitchell and Watts traced shared family connections through the Crutchfield line, whose roots in the area date back generations.

Wayland Smalley, gardener, educator, and longtime advocate for soil-first land stewardship, has released his newest book, The Cycle: Pile, Plant, Protect, Pick, a practical and reflective work that blends gardening wisdom with lessons for life, leadership, and community.

presentation by James A. Humphrey, author of the Cherokee Trilogy—historical novels following a fictional Cherokee family through pivotal moments in Tsalagi history, from the era of Doublehead, Old Tassel, and John Watts through Removal, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Tribal nations across South Dakota are cautiously expanding Indigenous-led tourism efforts, reframing visitor engagement as a tool for economic development, cultural education and community renewal rather than exploitation.

An exhibition highlighting the shared history and artistry of basketmakers from the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek) and Yuchi peoples is on display at the Philbrook Museum of Art through Feb. 8.