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Photo gallery: Cherokee Cultural Celebration held at Red Clay State Historic Park

By C.B. Schmelter August 7, 2017 1 min read

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Sharlene Brooks sharpens a dart before the blowgun tournament begins during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Sonny Ledford shoots a dart during the blowgun tournament during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Sonny Ledford waits for the results of the blowgun tournament during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Jamie Pheasant performs a hoop dance during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Twenty-month-old Winter Brown plays at a hunter's bark encampment during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Fred Bradley tells a story during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Jeremy Arch holds up a finished arrowhead during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Six-year-old Elijah Keller lines up a shot with a blowgun during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Sonny Ledford, with the Warriors of Anikituwah, shows off traditional footwear during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Ernest Grant, right, performs a bear dance with Katie Cowley during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Mike Crowe performs a bear dance during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Abe Jackson, left, tries to stop Charlie Esparza during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Francis Walkingstick tries to pry the ball away from an opposing player during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Players compete for the ball during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Junebug Taylor fields the ball during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Menoch Grant drops his stick to catch the ball during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Carson Taylor runs on his way to score during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Tony Bernhisel is upended by Michael Hernandez during a stickball game demonstration by the Wolftown team during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn. Stickball is a traditional, full-contact Native American sport similar to lacrosse.

Sonny Ledford, with the Warriors of Anikituwah, is seen during the 2017 Cherokee Cultural Celebration at Red Clay State Historic Park on Sunday, Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Tenn.

The Cherokee Cultural Celebration was held at the Red Clay State Historic Park.