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Did you know that the Cherokee didn’t have a “rain dance” to ask for rain? Our homelands, The Great Smoky Mountains, are a temperate rainforest. It rains all the time! So we don’t need to ask for rain, but we do give thanks for rain with the Bullfrog Dance The Bullfrog Dance is a social dance that would be done after a rain, since that’s when the bullfrogs come out. You’ll see that the dance is kind of like a game of Simon Says with the singer telling the dancers whah to do as the imitate the bu

116 reactions · 20 shares | Opening day at Oconaluftee Indian Village in Cherokee, North Carolina! Take a sneak peek inside Oconaluftee Indian Village’s opening day. See crafters at work, take a peek inside the buildings, and see some of the beautiful scenery. All this and more is waiting for you at the Village! #OIV2023 #OIV #Cherokee #NorthCarolina #VisitCherokeeNC | Cherokee Adventure | Facebook

217 reactions · 123 shares | Oconaluftee Indian Village is located at 288 Drama Road, Cherokee, NC. | Travis Chumley | Facebook